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VESUVIUS
Mt. Vesuvius is the best known
volcano on earth; it dominates
the Bay of Naples with its
characteristic cone. It is a
typical example of a volcano in
a volcano made by an outer
broken cone, Mt. Somma (1133
metres) with a crateric belt
most of which is destroyed. In
it there is a smaller cone, the
Mt. Vesuvius (1281 metres),
divided by Valle del Gigante
(Giants Valley), a part of the
ancient caldron where in a later
period, perhaps during the 79
A.D. eruption, the Gran Cono
(Great Cone) or Mt. Vesuvius
arose.
The last eruption of Vesuvius
began on 18th March 1944 during
the occupation of the allied
troops. This concluded a period
of minor eruptions from the
central crater which began in
1914.
