Vesuvius Observatory

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The 1841 building

The Vesuvius Observatory (Italian : Osservatorio Vesuviano) is the surveillance centre for monitoring the three volcanic areas of Campania, Italy: Mount Vesuvius, the Phlegrean Fields and Ischia. Founded in 1841 on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius by Ferdinand II of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies, it is the oldest volcanology institute in the world. [1] [2] [3] Its current operative center is based in Naples, hosting an important section of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

References

  1. ↑ "Vesuvius Observatory". Civil Protection Department. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  2. ↑ Black, Annetta. "Osservatorio Vesuviano (Vesuvius Observatory) in Ercolano". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Storia dell'Osservatorio Vesuviano". Osservatorio Vesuviano (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-13.

40°49′11″N14°10′57″E / 40.81972°N 14.18250°E / 40.81972; 14.18250


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