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2. Phlegraean Fields - Wikipedia

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   The Phlegraean Fields (Italian: Campi Flegrei, Italian: [ˈkampi fleˈɡrɛːi]; Neapolitan: Campe Flegree) is a large caldera volcano west of Naples, Italy. [a] It is part of the Campanian volcanic arc, which includes Mount Vesuvius, about 9 km (6 miles) east of Naples. The Phlegraean Fields is monitored by the Vesuvius Observatory. [6]

3. List of volcanoes in Italy - Wikipedia

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   Toggle the table of contents. ... List of mountains of Italy; Notes References. Global Volcanism Program; This page was last edited on 23 January 2024, at 17:07 ...

4. Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia

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   Mount Vesuvius (/ vɪˈsuːviəs / viss-OO-vee-əs) [ a ] is a somma – stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc.

5. Volcanism of Italy - Wikipedia

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   Volcanism of Italy. The volcanism of Italy is due chiefly to the presence, a short distance to the south, of the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate. Italy is a volcanically active country, containing the only active volcanoes in mainland Europe (while volcanic islands are also present in Greece, in the volcanic arc of the ...

6. Mount Etna - Wikipedia

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   Mount Etna, or simply Etna (Italian: Etna [ˈɛtna] or Mongibello [mondʒiˈbɛllo]; Sicilian: Muncibbeḍḍu [mʊntʃɪbˈbɛɖɖʊ] or 'a Muntagna; Latin: Aetna; Ancient Greek: Αἴτνα and Αἴτνη[ 4 ]), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina ...

7. Pontine Marshes - Wikipedia

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   The Pontine Marshes (/ ˈ p ɒ n t aɪ n / PON-tyne, US also / ˈ p ɒ n t iː n / PON-teen; Italian: Agro Pontino [ˈaːɡro ponˈtiːno], formerly also Paludi Pontine; Latin: Pomptīnus Ager [sg.] by Titus Livius, [1] Pomptīna Palus [sg.] and Pomptīnae Paludes [pl.] by Pliny the Elder [2] [3]) is an approximately quadrangular area of former ...