Wezuwiusz
Wezuwiusz, known in Italian as Vesuvio, is a stratovolcano located to the east of Naples on the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. It forms part of the Campanian volcanic arc and sits within the Somma-Caldera complex, with the current cone occupying the interior of a large caldera produced by earlier collapses.
The summit rises about 1,281 meters above sea level. Wezuwiusz is an active volcano with a long
Monitoring and hazard: The volcano is carefully observed by the Osservatorio Vesuviano, part of Italy’s Istituto