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Mt. Vesuvius is located in the Bay of Naples. The apparently extinct volcano caused earth tremors for several days and then erupted on August 24, 79. It created a layer of pumice 10 feet (3 m) thick. Plaster casts have been made of the bodies within the lava. About 20,000 people died. [Furtado: 1001 Days]