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After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano Vesuvius continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of silence. Mount Vesuvius is one of the most densely populated places in Europe. Mount Vesuvius, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, has an eruption cycle of about 20 years, but the last eruption was in 1944. It was Pliny the younger that was an eye witness to the erupting volcano Mt Vesuvius that subsequently buried Pompeii. It was during the destruction of Pompeii 79AD, that Pliny the younger gave us an eye witness account of Mt Vesuvius erupting, an eruption that later engulfed both Pompeii and Herculaneum. Vesuvius the Volcano historical background is the key to understanding this fascinating volcano.

Many traveller who’ve heard of Pompeii don’t get the picture there were actually two cities that were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum. The eruption of 1906 was particularly destructive, killing over 100 tourists and ejecting the most lava ever recorded from a Vesuvian eruption.
When you finally reach the edge of the crater, you will be astounded at its size. Since 1944, the volcano has been silent.

Here are Some Facts about the Mt. Vesuvius

Located in Italy, it is the only volcano in Europe that has erupted within the last hundred years. Mt Vesuvius is the only volcano on mainland Europe to have erupted within the last hundred years. The crater of Vesuvius stands 1,282 meters above sea level, 230 meters deep, and has a diameter of about 650 meters. Mount Vesuvius was built up by a series of lava flows and a number of smaller explosive eruptions interspersed in-between.

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The Tambora volcano, located in the Sumbawa Island , erupted nearly two hundred years ago with stupefying effects. The largest of the four occurred on April 10,11, 1815, at Mount Tambora on Sumbawa Island. Mount Fuji: The last your precious sightseeing time Mt. Fuji erupted was in 1708 which makes it a dormant volcano. On a clear day, you can see it from Tokyo or Yokohama. is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). Along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains” Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, additionally accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The Paricutin eruption took place between February 1943 and February 1952. The Paricutin volcano grew out of a cornfield. Paricutín and Jorullo both rose in an area known for its volcanoes. Called the Mexican Volcanic Belt, the region stretches about 700 miles from east to west. Campi Flegrei is a large 13-km-wide caldera on the outskirts of Naples that contains numerous phreatic tuff rings and pyroclastic cones.

Vesuvius is easily spotted on any map of Campania region for its distinctive cone shape structure and verdant national park that surrounds it.

Today Vesuvius is closely watched night and day for the slightest tremor and the entire area of 26 districts that surround Vesuvius area ready to evacuate at short notice.

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