BackgroundMount Vesuvius is one of the most well known volcanoes in the World due to it's eruption in 79AD which wiped out the city of Pompeii.
Mount Vesuvius, located on the west coast of Italy, overlooks the Bay and City of Naples and sits in the crater of the ancient Somma volcano, is the only active volcano in mainland Europe. It has a height of 1,281 meters. Mount Vesuvius is considered as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world due to the large population of the city of Naples and the surrounding towns on the slopes nearby. |