where is it located?
It located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy.
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius ( ; ; ; ; also or in some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore.
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.
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Mount Vesuvius [SEP] Introduction
Mount Vesuvius ( ; ; ; ; also or in some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 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. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, as well as several other settlements.