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Index Naples underground geothermal zone

Running beneath the Italian city of Naples and the surrounding area is an underground geothermal zone and several tunnels dug during the ages.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Ancient Greece, Aqueduct (water supply), Baiae, Capetian House of Anjou, Catacombs of San Gennaro, Cistern, Geothermal activity, Herculaneum, Hypogeum, List of monarchs of Naples, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Nero, Phlegraean Fields, Pompei, Pozzuoli, Reservoir, Tuff, World War II.

  2. Archaeological sites in Naples
  3. Campanian volcanic arc
  4. Geography of Naples
  5. Mount Vesuvius
  6. Volcanism of Italy

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.

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Aqueduct (water supply)

An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away.

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Baiae

Baiae (Baia; Baia) was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli.

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Capetian House of Anjou

The Capetian House of Anjou, or House of Anjou-Sicily, or House of Anjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.

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Catacombs of San Gennaro

The Catacombs of San Gennaro are underground paleo-Christian burial and worship sites in Naples, Italy, carved out of tuff, a porous stone. Naples underground geothermal zone and Catacombs of San Gennaro are Archaeological sites in Naples.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Geothermal activity

Geothermal activity is a group of natural heat transfer processes, occurring on Earth's surface, caused by the presence of excess heat in the subsurface of the affected area, usually caused by the presence of an igneous intrusion underground.

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Herculaneum

Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Naples underground geothermal zone and Herculaneum are Mount Vesuvius.

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Hypogeum

A hypogeum or hypogaeum (plural hypogea or hypogaea, pronounced; literally meaning "underground", from Greek hypo (under) and ghê (earth)) is an underground temple or tomb. Naples underground geothermal zone and hypogeum are Subterranea (geography).

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List of monarchs of Naples

The following is a list of rulers of the Kingdom of Naples, from its first separation from the Kingdom of Sicily to its merger with the same into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. Naples underground geothermal zone and Mount Vesuvius are Campanian volcanic arc and Geography of Naples.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli; Napule) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.

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Nero

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.

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Phlegraean Fields

Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei,; Campe Flegree) is a large caldera volcano west of Naples, Italy. Naples underground geothermal zone and Phlegraean Fields are Campanian volcanic arc and Geography of Naples.

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Pompei

Pompei or Pompeii (as in the name of the ancient city) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania.

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Reservoir

A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Tuff

Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Naples

Campanian volcanic arc

Geography of Naples

Mount Vesuvius

Volcanism of Italy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples_underground_geothermal_zone

Also known as Beneath Naples.