Last eruption: 1944
Elevation: 4,203 ft. (1,281 m)
Location: Italy
Type: Stratovolcano
Since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum, Vesuvius has erupted 50 times. After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of dormancy. In 1631, the volcano killed an additional 4,000 unsuspecting inhabitants. It was during the restoration after this eruption that workers discovered the ruins of Pompeii, buried and forgotten for nearly 1,600 years.
Elevation: 4,203 ft. (1,281 m)
Location: Italy
Type: Stratovolcano
Since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum, Vesuvius has erupted 50 times. After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of dormancy. In 1631, the volcano killed an additional 4,000 unsuspecting inhabitants. It was during the restoration after this eruption that workers discovered the ruins of Pompeii, buried and forgotten for nearly 1,600 years.