Volcano around the cities
a different view of Veusvio and Monte Somma. Is a 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.
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- Europe (3778)
- Southern Europe (1627)
- Italy (410)
- Exact location (14.5448 E, 40.7056 N)
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Nikon D810
Taken on 11
February
2016
Submitted on 25 February 2016
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Credit
Alessandro Fedele (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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