Campi Flegrei
CountryItaly
TypeCaldera
Elevation458 m
Last Eruption1538
About Campi Flegrei
A supervolcano west of Naples with 1.5 million people living inside its caldera. The ground has been rising 2 cm per month. A 1538 eruption created a new mountain (Monte Nuovo) in a single week. Scientists consider it one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. It has been restless since the 1950s.
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