Phlegraean Fields volcanic system

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The Phlegraean Fields volcanic system is a large, active caldera complex near Naples in southern Italy, known for its intense geothermal activity, frequent unrest, and significant volcanic hazards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcanic system
caldera complex
supervolcano
associatedWith subduction of African Plate beneath Eurasian Plate
CampanianIgnimbriteDepositType ignimbrite
CampanianIgnimbriteEruptionAge about 39,000 years ago
CampanianIgnimbriteMagnitude M7.7
CampanianIgnimbriteVEI 7
country Italy
exhibits gas emissions
ground uplift
seismic swarms
extendsUnder Gulf of Pozzuoli
linked to: Gulf of Naples
gasComposition CO2-rich fumarolic gases
hasAlertLevelSystem Italian Civil Protection volcanic alert levels
hasCaldera Campi Flegrei caldera
hasEruption Campanian Ignimbrite eruption
Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption
hasFeature Agnano crater
La Solfatara fumarole field
Monte Nuovo
Pisciarelli fumarole field
Pozzuoli Bay
linked to: Gulf of Naples

Solfatara crater
linked to: Agnano crater

fumaroles
hot springs
hydrothermal fields
mud pools
hasPotentialHazard ash fall
gas emissions hazardous to life
ground deformation
lahars
phreatic explosions
pyroclastic flows
hasUNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage site "Historic Centre of Naples" buffer zone
hazardLevel high
knownFor bradyseism
frequent unrest
intense geothermal activity
lastEruption 1538
lastEruptionFeature Monte Nuovo
lastEruptionType phreatomagmatic eruption
lastEruptionVEI 3
locatedIn Campania
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
locatedNear Naples
locatedOn Bay of Naples
linked to: Gulf of Naples
monitoredBy Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Osservatorio Vesuviano
nameLanguage Greek
nameMeaning burning fields
NeapolitanYellowTuffAge about 15,000 years ago
NeapolitanYellowTuffDepositType welded tuff
partlySubmerged true
partOf Campanian volcanic arc
Campanian volcanic province
populationExposed hundreds of thousands of people
posesRiskTo Bacoli
Naples metropolitan area
linked to: Naples

Pozzuoli
linked to: Puteoli

Quarto
researchImportance key natural laboratory for caldera unrest studies
tectonicSetting subduction-related volcanic arc
tourism geothermal tourism destination
volcanicType caldera
ignimbrite caldera

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Ischia volcanicOrigin Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Cumae locatedIn Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Misenum partOf Phlegraean Fields region
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Vesuvius partOf Campanian volcanic zone
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Gulf of Naples near Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Baiae locatedIn Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Baiae partOf Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Metropolitan City of Naples hasPart Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Phlegra sometimesIdentifiedWith Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Lacco Ameno partOf Phlegraean Islands
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system partOf Campanian volcanic province
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system hasCaldera Campi Flegrei caldera
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system hasFeature Pisciarelli fumarole field
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Mount Epomeo partOf Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Liternum locatedNear Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Tyrrhenian Sea coast hasIslandGroup Phlegraean Islands
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Portus Julius region Phlegraean Fields
subject linked to: Portus Julius naval base
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Via Domitiana passesThrough Phlegraean Fields area
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl locatedIn Phlegraean Fields area
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia monitors Campi Flegrei volcanic area
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
William Hamilton notableWork Campi Phlegraei
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Bacoli locatedIn Phlegraean Fields
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Bacoli partOf Phlegraean area
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Bacoli locatedInVolcanicArea Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Cape Misenum partOf Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Piscina Mirabilis locatedOn Phlegraean Peninsula
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Apennine volcanic arc contains Roman volcanic province
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Apennine volcanic arc contains Phlegraean Fields
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Apennine volcanic arc contains Ischia volcanic complex
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Apennine volcanic arc contains Procida volcanic complex
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Campanian Archipelago contains Phlegraean Islands
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Port of Pozzuoli near Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
linked to: Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
Port of Pozzuoli accessibleFrom Campi Flegrei area
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