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Solfatara

Solfatara is a shallow volcanic crater at , near , part of the volcanic area. It is a volcano, which emits jets of steam with sulfurous fumes.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Phlegraean Fields and Flavian Amphitheater.

Volcano
Photo: Oliver-Bonjoch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large volcanic caldera west of , . The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption produced just 50 cubic kilometers. It is, however, one of relatively few volcanoes large enough to form a caldera.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , located in , is the third-largest Roman amphitheater in Italy. Only the and the are larger.

Military installation
Photo: Inviaggiocommons, Public domain.
The is the Italian Air Force Academy, the institute for the training of Air Force officers. It's located in in the , in the region of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pozzuoli and Bagnoli.

Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of . It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula.

Suburb
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is a western seaside quarter of , Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of .

Suburb
is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. It is bounded on one side by the area of and on the other side by the outskirts of the town of .

Solfatara

Latitude
40.82732° or 40° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
14.14039° or 14° 8′ 25″ east
Elevation
458 metres (1,503 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR4GR+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5285839266
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3175082
Wiki­data ID
Q943209
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Solfatara” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Solfatara vulkanı”
  • Breton: “Solfatara di Pozzuoli”
  • Bulgarian: “Солфатара (вулкан)”
  • Bulgarian: “Солфатара”
  • Catalan: “Solfatara de Pozzuoli”
  • Catalan: “Solfatara”
  • Cebuano: “La Solfatara”
  • Chinese: “索爾法塔拉火山”
  • Czech: “Solfatara”
  • Dutch: “Solfatara”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سولفاتارا”
  • French: “Solfatare”
  • Georgian: “სოლფატარა”
  • German: “Solfatara”
  • Hebrew: “סולפטארה”
  • Hungarian: “Solfatara”
  • Italian: “La Solfatara”
  • Italian: “Solfatara di Pozzuoli”
  • Japanese: “ソルファタラ火口”
  • Japanese: “硫気孔”
  • Korean: “솔파타라산”
  • Ladin: “Solfatara”
  • Latin: “Forum Vulcani”
  • Latin: “Solfatara”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Solfatara”
  • Persian: “سولفاتارا”
  • Russian: “Сольфатара”
  • Serbian: “Солфатара”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Solfatara”
  • Slovenian: “Solfatara (Puzzuoli)”
  • Slovenian: “Solfatara”
  • Spanish: “Solfatara”
  • Ukrainian: “Сольфатара”
  • Venetian: “Solfatara de Pozzuoli”

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Localities in the Area

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