Learn about the history, geology and plate tectonics of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano on the western coast of Italy.

Mount Vesuvius (/ vəˈsuːviəs / və-SOO-vee-əs) [a] 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.

Satellite view is showing Mount Vesuvius in the Campania region of Italy, a stratovolcano about 13 km (8 mi; straight-line distance) south east of the ancient center of Naples.

Jan 7, 2026 · Vesuvius, active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples on the plain of Campania in southern Italy. Its western base rests almost upon the bay. The height of the cone in 2013 was 4,203 …

This vertical aerial photograph shows Vesuvius (bottom), the steep caldera wall of Somma (middle), dark lava flows from the 1944 eruption (north of Vesuvius, against the wall of Somma), and the slope …

the only active volcano in mainland Europe to have erupted in the last hundred years, originated less than 200,000 years ago

Feb 12, 2022 · Media in category "Maps of Mount Vesuvius" The following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total.

Mount Vesuvius is a volcanic mountain in the Campania region of Italy, overshadowing the Bay of Naples. Mapcarta, the open map.

Below is a map of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum and the nearest cities: Pompeii, Naples, and Sorrento. You can expand the map for directions on getting to the sites …

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the European mainland. It is located at the Bay of Naples in the south of Italy. In AD 73, Spartacus and his men fled here after escaping gladiator school. Pliny …