Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia

Not to be confused with Campi Flegrei.

Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia is a field of submarine volcanoes located south-west of Sicily. It includes the vent of Ferdinandea, otherwise known as Graham Island, which erupted and emerged above sea level in 1831, and encompasses a larger volcano known as Empedocles. The last recorded eruption was in 1867,[1] from a vent named Pinne. There was mild seismic unrest at Ferdinandea in 2000 - 2002. At its highest, Campi Flegrei comes to 8 meters (26 feet) below sea level.

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  1. ↑ Smithsonian

Coordinates: 37°06′N 12°42′E / 37.1°N 12.7°E / 37.1; 12.7

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