User:Guanlongwucaii/Roccamonfina (volcano)
Appearance
Roccamonfina | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,005 metres (3,297 ft) |
Coordinates | 41°18′N 13°59′E / 41.300°N 13.983°E |
Geography | |
Location | Roccamonfina (CE), Italy |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | c.270 BC (?) |
Roccamonfina is a stratovolcano, 50 km north of Naples. The volcano is 17.6 km in diameter and has two calderas. The main caldera is 6.4 km in diameter, while a smaller one is on the volcano's northern side. It also has many parasitic cones.
It is thought to be extinct, although a report states that a fire rose and burned for a few days. Whether this was really a volcanic eruption or not is debatable.[1]
See Also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Gates, Alexander E.; Ritchie, David (2007). Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3 ed.). p. 368. ISBN 9780816071203. p. 218.