Mount Vesuvius
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| Last eruption | March 1944 |
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| March 17, 1944 | |
| Elevation | 1,281 m |
| Prominence | 1,232 m |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Campanian volcanic arc |
| Age of rock | before present |
| Did you know | In Capua, the words IOVI VESVVIO (Jupiter Vesuvius) show that he was worshipped as a power of Jupiter. |
| Ratings | 4.3 |
| Locations | Campania |
| Italy | |
| Coordin | 40°49′N 14°26′E / 40.817°N 14.433°E |
| Volcan arcbelt | Campanian volcanic arc |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 740501 |
About Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc.
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Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
... Dig anywhere in the ancient city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD79 and you will unearth an ancient treasure - a snapshot of a lost Roman world...
Pompeii archaeologists discover 'pizza' painting
... The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried Pompeii in ash, freezing the city and its residents in time...
Pompeii: Ancient pregnant tortoise surprises archaeologists
...When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago Pompeii s ancient residents were frozen in place by ash...
Ancient DNA reveals secrets of Pompeii victims
... suggested that the huge cloud of ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius could have become lethal for the city s residents in less than 20 minutes...
Volcano tourism in the spotlight after New Zealand eruption
... Mount Vesuvius in Naples is one of the world s best known volcanoes, mainly due to its eruption in AD 79 that wiped out the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae...
Herculaneum scroll: Shines a light on the 2,000-year-old secrets
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Herculaneum scroll: Shines a light on the 2,000-year-old secrets
scientists are using a light 10 billion times brighter than The Sun buried to decipher scrolls, when Vesuvius erupted in AD79.
A team at the Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire is working to read the scrolls, the carbonated, almost 2,000 years from The Roman city of Herculaneum was buried in volcanic was of ash.
The two complete rollers and four fragments belong to the Institut de France In Paris .
" Video journalist: Chris Wood
Source of news: bbc.com
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