Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. G. J. Hudak. 2001.
Mount Vesuvius — This article is about the mountain/volcano in Italy. For other uses, see Vesuvius (disambiguation). Mount Vesuvius Monte Vesuvio … Wikipedia
Pliny the Younger — Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 ca. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and natural philosopher of Ancient Rome. Pliny s uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and… … Wikipedia
Pompeii — /pom pay , pay ee/, n. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79; much of the city has been excavated. * * * Ancient city, southern Italy, southeast… … Universalium
George Julius Poulett Scrope — FRS (10 March 1797 ndash; 19 January 1876) was an English geologist and political economist as well as a magistrate for Stroud in Gloucestershire.He was the second son of J. Poulett Thompson of Waverley Abbey, Surrey. He was educated at Harrow,… … Wikipedia
Naples — /nay peuhlz/, n. 1. Italian, Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy. 1,223,342. 2. Bay of, Italian, Golfo di Napoli /gawl faw dee nah paw lee/. a bay in SW Italy: Naples located here. 22 mi. (35 km) long. 3. a town in S Florida. 17,581. * * * Italian… … Universalium
Ottaviano — For the wine grape also known as Ottaviano, see Cinsaut. Ottaviano Comune Comune di Ottaviano … Wikipedia
Hekla — and an Icelandic Horse … Wikipedia
San Giorgio a Cremano — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di San Giorgio a Cremano img coa = San Giorgio a Cremano Stemma.png img coa small = image caption = region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAM province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=NA (NA) mayor = Domenico Giorgiano… … Wikipedia
San Gennaro Vesuviano — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di San Gennaro Vesuviano region = Campania province = Naples (NA) elevation m = 56 population as of = December 31, 2001 population total = 10110 population density km2 =1683 timezone = CET, UTC+1 coordinates … Wikipedia
Funicular — For the mathematical and architectural curve known as funicular, see catenary. Funicular in Valparaíso, Chile A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram like… … Wikipedia
