Phlegraean Fields

De Phlegraean Fields (Italian: Campi Flegrei, Italian: [ˈkampi fleˈɡrɛi]; Neapolitan: Campe Flegree; Latin: Phlegraei campi; Ancient Greek: Φλεγραία Πεδία) be a large volcanic caldera west of Naples, Italy. De Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption (about 12ka BP) produce just 50 cubic kilometers. E be, however, one of relatively few volcanoes large enough to form a caldera. E be part of de Campanian volcanic arc, wich dey include Mount Vesuvius, about 9 km (6 miles) east of Naples. De Phlegraean Fields be monitored by de Vesuvius Observatory. Dem build part of de city of Naples over am. De Phlegraean Fields ein largest known eruptions get an estimated volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 7. E be often called a supervolcano insyd popular media, although the accepted definition for dat term be a volcano wey get an eruption plus a VEI of 8, de highest level. De area of de caldera dey consist of 24 craters den volcanic edifices. Chaw of dem lie under de Gulf of Naples. Der be effusive gaseous manifestations insyd de Solfatara crater, wich dem believe insyd ancient Rome to be de home of Vulcan, de god of fire. De area dey feature bradyseismic phenomena, wich be most evident at de Macellum of Pozzuoli, dem misidentify by 18th-century excavators as a temple of Serapis: bands of boreholes left by marine molluscs on marble columns show say de level of de site in relation to sea level vary. Hydrothermal activity still fi be observed at Lucrino, Agnano den de town of Pozzuoli. At present, de Phlegraean Fields area dey comprise de Naples districts of Agnano den Fuorigrotta, de area of Pozzuoli, Bacoli, Monte di Procida, Quarto, de Phlegraean Islands, Ischia, Procida den Vivara. De Solfatara crater be accessible on foot til 2017 den dey contain chaw steam-emitting fumaroles den over 150 pools, at de last count, of boiling mud. Several subsidiary cones den tuff craters, one filled by Lake Avernus, lie within de caldera. References External links Phlegraean Fields Volcanological Excursion to Campi Flegrei Historical and Geological Introduction to the Neapolitan area Andrews, Robin George (14 November 2018). "Campi Flegrei Volcano's Ancient Cycle Seems to End in Large Eruption". The New York Times.