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Mount Vesuvius (volcano) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 49 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.8167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 26 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 14.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Volcano to E of Bay of Naples; cone half encircled to N by Monte Somma, part of the wall of a large crater; eruptions have often damaged nearby inhabited places, the most famous being that of August, 79 CE when Pompeii & Herculaneum were destroyed. |
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| Vesuvio (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Vesuvius (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Vesuvius (Latin,U)
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| Mount Vesuvius (C,O,display,English-P,U,N)
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| Vesuvius, Mount (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Le Vésuve (C,O)
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| Vesubio (C,O)
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| Vesuv (C,O)
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Campania (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Napoli (province) (P) |
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