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Mount Etna, or simply Etna ( Italian: Etna [ˈɛtna] or Mongibello [mondʒiˈbɛllo]; Sicilian: Muncibbeḍḍu [mʊntʃɪbˈbɛɖɖʊ] or 'a Muntagna; Latin: Aetna; Ancient Greek: Αἴτνα and Αἴτνη [4] ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina ...
- 350,000 – 500,000 years
- 14 August 2023
- 3,357 m (11,014 ft)(varies)
- 3,357 m (11,014 ft), Ranked 56th
2 days ago · Mount Etna, active volcano on Sicily’s east coast and the highest active volcano in Europe. In 1865 the volcanic summit was about 170 feet (52 meters) higher than it was in the early 21st century. Etna covers an area of some 600 square miles (1,600 square km); its base has a circumference of about 93 miles (150 km).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mount Etna is the highest and most active volcano in Europe. Towering above the city of Catania on the island of Sicily, it has been growing for about 500,000 years and is in the midst of a series of eruptions that began in 2013. Etna has displayed a variety of eruption styles, including violent explosions and voluminous lava flows.
- 37.734 o N, 15.004 o E
- Island of Sicily, Italy
- 3,357 m (11,013 ft)
- Stratovolcano
Mount Etna. Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast of Sicily. Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The eruptive history of the volcano can be traced back 500,000 years and at least 2,700 years ...
Apr 8, 2011 · Name: Etna National Park Location: Italy Date Established: 1987 Size: 224 square miles (581 square kilometers) Did You Know? • Fire Mountain Mount Etna, centerpiece of the national park, is one ...
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Feb 25, 2021 · Explainer: Mount Etna puts on its latest spectacular show. Lava and smoke are belched out from a crater as seen from the north-east side of the Mt Etna volcano near Milo, Sicily, Wednesday night, Feb. 24, 2021. Europe’s most active volcano has been steadily erupting since last week, belching smoke, ash, and fountains of red-hot lava.
May 27, 2023 · Mount Etna, Sicily. Also known by its Latin name ‘Aetna,’ Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano situated in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily. The name ‘Etna’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘aitho,’ which means ‘I burn.’. Though the summit height varies with eruptions ...
