the volcanic mountain mentioned in the beginning is it still regarded as an active volcano?
Yes
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius is still regarded as an active volcano, although its current activity produces little more than sulfur-rich steam from vents at the bottom and walls of the crater.
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. 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. where is the last mentioned mountain located? It is located in the Province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy.
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Mount Vesuvius [SEP] Appearance
The height of the main cone has been constantly changed by eruptions but was in 2010. Monte Somma is high, separated from the main cone by the valley of Atrio di Cavallo, which is long. The slopes of the volcano are scarred by lava flows, while the rest are heavily vegetated, with scrub and forests at higher altitudes and vineyards lower down. Vesuvius is still regarded as an active volcano, although its current activity produces little more than sulfur-rich steam from vents at the bottom and walls of the crater. Vesuvius is a stratovolcano at the convergent boundary where the African Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate.