how is its appearance described?
It is a "humpbacked" peak, consisting of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of Mount Somma.
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius is a "humpbacked" peak, consisting of a large cone ("Gran Cono") partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier (and originally much higher) structure called Mount Somma.
how many times has mount vesuvius erupted since 79 ad It has erupted many times since, and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. where is it located? It located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. when did it first erupt? AD 79 which are the cities that are living near enough to be affected by an eruption? Avellino, Salerno and Naples are some of them.
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Mount Vesuvius [SEP] Appearance
Vesuvius is a "humpbacked" peak, consisting of a large cone ("Gran Cono") partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier (and originally much higher) structure called Mount Somma. The Gran Cono was produced during the A.D. 79 eruption. For this reason, the volcano is also called Somma-Vesuvius or Somma-Vesuvio. The caldera started forming during an eruption around 17,000-18,000 years ago, and was enlarged by later paroxysmal eruptions, ending in the one of AD 79. This structure has given its name to the term "somma volcano", which describes any volcano with a summit caldera surrounding a newer cone.