page_title: Gulf of Naples
hierarchical_section_title: Gulf of Naples
caption_attribution_description: English: Shaded terrain map of the Naples and Mount Vesuvius region from SRTM3 elevation data. Each pixel corresponds to about 70x70 m. SRTM tile used was http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SRTM3/Eurasia/N40E014.hgt.zip. The top of the image is 41°N, the left side is 14°E. Note: This image has annotations, but you have to navigate to the Wikimedia Commons description page to see them. Or (if you are logged in at Wikipedia) go to "My preferences -&gt; Gadgets" and enable ImageAnnotator.
context_page_description: The Gulf of Naples is on the south-western coast of Italy. Also called the Bay of Naples, it is a c.15-kilometre-wide gulf in the province of Naples, Campania region.
  The bay opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by Sorrento and the Sorrentine Peninsula. The Peninsula separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno, which includes the Amalfi coast.
  The islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida are in the Gulf of Naples. The area is a tourist destination, with the seaside Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. These towns were covered with volcanic ash in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius.
  Fin whales can sometimes be seen in Gulf of Pozzuoli.
context_section_description: The Gulf of Naples (Italian: Golfo di Napoli) is on the south-western coast of Italy. Also called the Bay of Naples, it is a c.15-kilometre-wide (9.3 mi) gulf in the  province of Naples, Campania region. 
  The bay opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by Sorrento and the Sorrentine Peninsula. The Peninsula separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno, which includes the Amalfi coast.
  The islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida are in the Gulf of Naples. The area is a tourist destination, with the seaside Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. These towns were covered with volcanic ash in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius.
  Fin whales can sometimes be seen in Gulf of Pozzuoli.
caption: Topographic map of the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius
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