Phlegraean Fields volcanic system

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The Phlegraean Fields volcanic system is a large, active caldera complex near Naples in southern Italy, known for its intense geothermal activity, frequent unrest, and significant volcanic hazards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcanic system
caldera complex
supervolcano
associatedWith subduction of African Plate beneath Eurasian Plate
CampanianIgnimbriteDepositType ignimbrite
CampanianIgnimbriteEruptionAge about 39,000 years ago
CampanianIgnimbriteMagnitude M7.7
CampanianIgnimbriteVEI 7
country Italy
exhibits gas emissions
ground uplift
seismic swarms
extendsUnder Gulf of Naples
surface form: Gulf of Pozzuoli
gasComposition CO2-rich fumarolic gases
hasAlertLevelSystem Italian Civil Protection volcanic alert levels
hasCaldera Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Campi Flegrei caldera
hasEruption Campanian Ignimbrite eruption
Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption
hasFeature Agnano crater
La Solfatara fumarole field
Monte Nuovo
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pisciarelli fumarole field

Gulf of Naples
surface form: Pozzuoli Bay

Agnano crater
surface form: Solfatara crater

fumaroles
hot springs
hydrothermal fields
mud pools
hasPotentialHazard ash fall
gas emissions hazardous to life
ground deformation
lahars
phreatic explosions
pyroclastic flows
hasUNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage site "Historic Centre of Naples" buffer zone
hazardLevel high
knownFor bradyseism
frequent unrest
intense geothermal activity
lastEruption 1538
lastEruptionFeature Monte Nuovo
lastEruptionType phreatomagmatic eruption
lastEruptionVEI 3
locatedIn Campania
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
locatedNear Naples
locatedOn Gulf of Naples
surface form: Bay of Naples
monitoredBy Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
surface form: Osservatorio Vesuviano
nameLanguage Greek
nameMeaning burning fields
NeapolitanYellowTuffAge about 15,000 years ago
NeapolitanYellowTuffDepositType welded tuff
partlySubmerged true
partOf Apennine volcanic arc
surface form: Campanian volcanic arc

Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Campanian volcanic province
populationExposed hundreds of thousands of people
posesRiskTo Bacoli
Naples
surface form: Naples metropolitan area

Puteoli
surface form: Pozzuoli

Quarto
researchImportance key natural laboratory for caldera unrest studies
tectonicSetting subduction-related volcanic arc
tourism geothermal tourism destination
volcanicType caldera
ignimbrite caldera

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Ischia volcanicOrigin Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Cumae locatedIn Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Misenum partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields region
Vesuvius partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Campanian volcanic zone
Gulf of Naples near Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Baiae locatedIn Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Baiae partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park
Metropolitan City of Naples hasPart Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Phlegra sometimesIdentifiedWith Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Lacco Ameno partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Islands
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Campanian volcanic province
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system hasCaldera Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Campi Flegrei caldera
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system hasFeature Phlegraean Fields volcanic system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pisciarelli fumarole field
Mount Epomeo partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
Liternum locatedNear Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Tyrrhenian Sea coast hasIslandGroup Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Islands
Portus Julius naval base region Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
subject surface form: Portus Julius
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Via Domitiana passesThrough Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields area
Sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl locatedIn Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields area
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia monitors Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Campi Flegrei volcanic area
William Hamilton notableWork Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Campi Phlegraei
Bacoli locatedIn Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Bacoli partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean area
Bacoli locatedInVolcanicArea Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Cape Misenum partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Piscina Mirabilis locatedOn Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Peninsula
Apennine volcanic arc contains Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Roman volcanic province
Apennine volcanic arc contains Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields
Apennine volcanic arc contains Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Ischia volcanic complex
Apennine volcanic arc contains Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Procida volcanic complex
Campanian Archipelago contains Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Islands
Port of Pozzuoli near Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
Port of Pozzuoli accessibleFrom Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
this entity surface form: Campi Flegrei area