Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples , Italy , about 9 k east of Naples and a short distance from the shore .
Simplified: Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples , Italy . It is about 9 kilometres ( 5.6 mi ) east of Naples .