Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Vesuvius (/vᵻˈsuːviəs/; Italian:Monte Vesuvio [ˈmonte veˈzuːvjo], Latin:Mons Vesuvius [mõːs wɛˈsʊwɪ.ʊs]) is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure.