Gulf of Pozzuoli
| Gulf of Pozzuoli | ||
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| Waters | Tyrrhenian Sea | |
| Land mass | Apennine Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 49 '17 " N , 14 ° 6' 0" E | |
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The Gulf of Pozzuoli ( Italian Golfo di Pozzuoli ), also known as Bay of Pozzuoli , is a sea bay in the Tyrrhenian Sea of the Mediterranean off the coast of Campania on the west coast of southern Italy . It stretches from Capo di Posillipo to Capo Miseno on the northwest side of the Gulf of Naples . The Monte Nuovo and Lago Averno are right behind him.
The Vesuvius , seen from the Posillipo from