Vesuvius National Park
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Vesuvius National Park is a national park centered around the volcano
, Mount Vesuvius
, east of Naples, Italy
. The park was founded in 1995 and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples
.
It is centered around the Vesuvius, an active volcano, and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
, Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting...
, east of Naples, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The park was founded in 1995 and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
.
It is centered around the Vesuvius, an active volcano, and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.
See also
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