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Vesuvius, Mount
Pompeii
adjacent body of water
cities nearby
eruption of Vesuvius
geography of Italy
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region associated with Vesuvius
see also Volcano
world's most hazardous active volcanoes
Pompeii
Pompeii, ancient city of Italy, in the Campania Region, built at the mouth of the Sarnus River (now Sarno), a few miles south of Mount Vesuvius,...
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