Vesuvius Observatory

Local nameOsservatorio Vesuviano
LocationNaples, Italy

The Vesuvius Observatory 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. Its current operative center is based in Naples, hosting an important section of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesuvius_Observatory

Official website http://www.ov.ingv.it/ov/

Email info@ov.ingv.it

Phone +390816108560

Address Colle Umberto, Contrada Osservatorio, 19, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

Coordinates 40°49'10.999" N 14°10'57" E

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