Vesuvius

E79924

active volcano natural landmark stratovolcano

Vesuvius is an active stratovolcano near Naples in southern Italy, famous for its catastrophic AD 79 eruption that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Vesuvius	33
Vesuvius canonical	6
Vesuvio	2
slopes of Mount Vesuvius	2
Mount Somma–Vesuvius volcanic complex	1
Mount Vesuvius volcano	1
Nuovo Vesuvio	1
Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius	1
Somma Vesuviana	1
Vesuvius in Eruption	1
Vesuvius volcano	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ natural landmark ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ
affected	Boscoreale ⓘ Oplontis ⓘ Stabiae ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
coveredWith	ash ⓘ pumice ⓘ tephra ⓘ
destroyed	Herculaneum ⓘ Pompeii ⓘ
elevation	about 1281 meters ⓘ about 4203 feet ⓘ
eruptedInYear	1631 ⓘ 1906 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 79 ⓘ
eruptionStyle	Plinian ⓘ Vulcanian ⓘ
geologicalSetting	subduction zone volcano ⓘ
hasFeature	Mount Somma caldera rim ⓘ central cone ⓘ crater ⓘ
hasHikingTrails	summit trails ⓘ
hasItalianName	Vesuvius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vesuvio
hasLatinName	Vesuvius self-link ⓘ
hasNationalPark	Vesuvius National Park ⓘ
hazardFor	Metropolitan City of Naples ⓘ surface form: Naples metropolitan area
isFamousFor	AD 79 eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum ⓘ
isOneOf	best studied volcanoes in the world ⓘ most dangerous volcanoes in the world ⓘ
isTouristAttraction	true ⓘ
lastEruption	1944 ⓘ
lastEruptionPeriod	World War II ⓘ
locatedIn	Campania ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ surface form: southern Italy
locatedNear	Naples ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf of Naples ⓘ
monitoredBy	Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia ⓘ Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia ⓘ surface form: Osservatorio Vesuviano
mountainRange	Apennines ⓘ
nationalParkEstablished	1995 ⓘ
nearbyCity	Naples ⓘ
nearbyTown	Herculaneum ⓘ surface form: Ercolano Pompeii ⓘ surface form: Pompei Torre del Greco ⓘ
notableEruption	1631 eruption ⓘ 1906 eruption ⓘ 1944 eruption ⓘ AD 79 eruption ⓘ
partOf	Apennine volcanic arc ⓘ surface form: Campanian volcanic arc Phlegraean Fields volcanic system ⓘ surface form: Campanian volcanic zone
populationAtRisk	millions of people ⓘ
tectonicContext	convergence of African Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ
volcanoType	Somma-stratovolcano ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Italy → contains → Vesuvius ⓘ

Naples → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Italian Peninsula → containsVolcano → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Vesuvio Cafe → alternativeName → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vesuvio

Pompeii → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Campania → contains → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Campania → knownFor → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius volcano

Vesuvius → hasItalianName → Vesuvius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vesuvio

Vesuvius → hasLatinName → Vesuvius self-link ⓘ

Portici → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

Tyrrhenian region → containsVolcano → Vesuvius ⓘ

Gulf of Naples → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Castel dell'Ovo → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

subject surface form: Herculaneum

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Joseph Wright of Derby paintings → notableWork → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vesuvius in Eruption

Posillipo → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Torre del Greco → locatedOn → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: slopes of Mount Vesuvius

Torre del Greco → hasNaturalFeature → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Marina Grande → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

subject surface form: Marina Grande (Sorrento)

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Sorrentine Coast → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Marina Piccola → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

subject surface form: Marina Piccola (Sorrento)

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Parco Archeologico di Pompei → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Villa San Michele → hasView → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Villa Rosebery → hasView → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia → monitors → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vesuvius volcano

Temple of Jupiter → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii)

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Mini-Europe → hasLandmarkModel → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Apennine volcanic arc → contains → Vesuvius ⓘ

Mount Somma caldera rim → partOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Somma–Vesuvius volcanic complex

Mount Somma caldera rim → encircles → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Mount Somma caldera rim → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Somma Vesuviana

Vesuvius National Park → hasMainFeature → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Vesuvius National Park → contains → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Oplontis → nearbyVolcano → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Stabiae → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Boscoreale → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Boscoreale → locatedOn → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: slopes of Mount Vesuvius

Boscoreale → eruptionVolcano → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Royal Palace of Portici → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

San Giorgio a Cremano → locatedNear → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Villa d’Elboeuf → hasView → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Bobby Baccalieri → associatedWith → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuovo Vesuvio

Port of Castellammare di Stabia → nearbyAttraction → Vesuvius ⓘ

Megaride islet → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Via Partenope → hasViewOf → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Bay of Naples archaeological area → associatedWithVolcano → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Parco Archeologico di Ercolano → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius

Herculaneum papyri fragments → hazardEvent → Vesuvius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy → near → Vesuvius ⓘ

subject surface form: Torre Annunziata

this entity surface form: Mount Vesuvius