| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Mount Vesuvius |
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| (vuh-SOOH-vee-uhs) Volcano, in southwestern Italy on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. | 1 |
| ‡ It is the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe. (Another, Mount Etna, is on the island of Sicily.) | 2 |
| ‡ One of its earliest recorded eruptions, in A.D. 79, buried Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae under cinders, ash, and mud. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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