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Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)

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No. Mount Vesuvius, volcano that destroyed Pompeii is several miles to the northwest of where the town once was.

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Pompeii is not the volcano - it is the city near the volcano, and the volcano is called Vesuvius. And yes, it is still very much an active volcano.

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Where is the Pompeii volcano?

The Pompeii volcano isn't actually called that, its called Mount Vesuvius. And Pompeii is in Italy, Rome.


Where is Pompeii volcano?

Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii, is southeast of Naples, Italy.


Volcano that burned Pompeii?

Mt. Vesuvius covered Pompeii with about 60 ft of ash and pumice.


What was the name of the volcano that destroyed the towns of pompeii an herculaneum?

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The Italian city of Pompeii was buried by which volcano?

Mt. Vesuvius was the volcano that destroyed Pompeii


What city was buried by volcano in 79AD?

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What landforms are there by Pompeii?

volcano


What is the name of the volcano that buried pompeii in ash?

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Where is The volcano Vesuvius is located?

Pompeii in sounthern Italy COOL FACT: the Volcano Vesuvius is named after Fredmin Vesuviis, the discovery of the volcano


What was the Pompeii volcano?

Mount Vesuvius.


What volcano is closes to Pompeii?

Vezuvius.


Was Pompeii destroyed by a volcano?

Yes.