"Mount Vesuvius (/vɪˈsuːviəs/ viss-OO-vee-əs; Italian: Monte Vesuvio Italian pronunciation: [ˈmonte veˈzuːvjo; -suː]; Neapolitan: Muntagna Vesuvio [munˈdaɲːə vəˈsuːvjə]; Latin: Mons Vesuvius [mõːs wɛˈsʊwɪ.ʊs]; also Vesevus or Vesaevus in ...
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some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
- Latitude40.821388244629
- Longitude14.425555229187
- Elevation1281