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
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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
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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
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surface form:
Campi Flegrei caldera
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| hasEruption |
Campanian Ignimbrite eruption
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Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Agnano crater
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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
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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
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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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Phlegraean Fields region
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Campanian volcanic zone
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Islands
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
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partOf
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Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
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this entity surface form:
Campanian volcanic province
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
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hasCaldera
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Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
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this entity surface form:
Campi Flegrei caldera
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this entity surface form:
Pisciarelli fumarole field
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Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Islands
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Portus Julius
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Fields area
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Phlegraean Fields area
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Campi Flegrei volcanic area
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Campi Phlegraei
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Fields
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Phlegraean Peninsula
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Roman volcanic province
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Phlegraean Fields
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Ischia volcanic complex
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Procida volcanic complex
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Phlegraean Islands
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Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
this entity surface form:
Campi Flegrei area