Mount Vesuvius: The Volcano Overlooking Naples

Mount Vesuvius towers over the Gulf of Naples. Key facts:

• One of the world's most dangerous volcanoes due to dense population nearby.
• Infamous 79 CE eruption buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
• Last erupted in 1944.
• Classified as a supervolcano for its catastrophic potential.

It remains closely monitored by Italy's INGV.