Monte Nuovo

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Monte Nuovo is a relatively young volcanic cone in Italy’s Phlegraean Fields near Naples, formed by an eruption in 1538 and now part of a major active caldera system.

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Label Occurrences
Monte Nuovo canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic cone ⓘ
age formed in 1538 ⓘ
calderaSystem Campi Flegrei caldera ⓘ
composition alkaline volcanic rocks ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
designation Riserva Naturale Cratere degli Astroni (regional context) ⓘ
elevation approximately 133 metres ⓘ
approximately 436 feet ⓘ
eruptionEndDate 1538-10-06 ⓘ
eruptionStartDate 1538-09-29 ⓘ
eruptionStyle phreatomagmatic ⓘ
formationEvent 1538 eruption of Monte Nuovo ⓘ
formedBy explosive eruption ⓘ
interaction of magma with groundwater ⓘ
formedOver part of the ancient coastline near Pozzuoli ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
hasCrater yes ⓘ
hazardZone Campi Flegrei active caldera system ⓘ
impact modified local coastline during 1538 eruption ⓘ
landform scoria and tuff cone ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
lastEruption 1538 ⓘ
locatedIn Campi Flegrei caldera ⓘ
Phlegraean Fields ⓘ
locatedInRegion Campania ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Avernus ⓘ
linked to: Avernus Lake

Lucrine Lake ⓘ
Naples ⓘ
Pozzuoli ⓘ
linked to: Puteoli
locatedOn Bay of Pozzuoli ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of Naples
monitoring monitored as part of Campi Flegrei volcanic surveillance network ⓘ
nameMeaning New Mountain ⓘ
nearbyCity Naples ⓘ
nearbyTown Pozzuoli ⓘ
linked to: Puteoli
notableFor being one of the youngest volcanic edifices in Italy ⓘ
historically documented formation in 1538 ⓘ
partOf Campi Flegrei volcanic system ⓘ
Phlegraean Fields volcanic area ⓘ
Southern Italy volcanic province ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus nature reserve ⓘ
riskContext located within a densely populated metropolitan area ⓘ
tourism visited as a hiking destination ⓘ
volcanoType tuff cone ⓘ

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