Each time it erupts, the height of
Vesuvius changes. In 1900, it was 4,275 feet high. After the eruption of 1906, it was only 3,842 feet high. The top of the volcano is a huge hole, called a crater. It is 400 feet across at its widest point.
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Exploding Mountain Tops
Historische RomaneVesuvius is the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe
