Mount Vesuvius

1. Volcano , in southwestern Italy on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea .

Notes

One of its earliest recorded eruptions, in a.d. 79, buried Pompeii , Herculaneum, and Stabiae under cinders, ash, and mud.

It is the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe . (Another, Mount Etna, is on the island of Sicily .)

Example Sentences

Some scrolls survived thanks to the destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

From The Daily Beast

An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.

From Project Gutenberg

Mount Vesuvius, the celebrated volcano in the south of the peninsula, is quite distinct from the Apennines.

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While we remained here there happened an eruption of mount Vesuvius, of which I had a perfect view.

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As the weather was extremely fine, we felt a great disposition to make the ascent of mount Vesuvius without loss of time.

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As in the whole of Naples, the pavement here is formed of lava from Mount Vesuvius.

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