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Is Pompeii active

Updated: 11/6/2022
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Yes. The volcano near Pompeii is Vesuvius It has erupted many times before and after the famous 79 AD eruption. The last one was in 1944.

The town of Pompeii is active in the sense that people still visit it and archaeologists are still busy examining its ruins.

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