Mount Somma

The Monte Somma is an old volcano in Italy with a height of 1,132 m. After the collapse of the near-surface magma chambers 79 AD a large caldera was created with a diameter of about 4 km, in which a new volcanic cone formed, the still active and 1,281 m high Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio ).

40.82138888888914.4255555555561182Koordinaten: 40 ° 49 ' N, 14 ° 26' O

  • Mountain in Europe
  • Mountain in Campania
  • Stratovolcano
  • Type locality
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