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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy "Mongibello" redirects here. For the fictional location, see The Talented Mr. Ripley. Mount Etna Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground (December 2007) Highest point Elevation 3,403 m (11,165 ft)(varies) Prominence 3,403 m ...
The 1669 eruption of Mount Etna is the largest-recorded historical eruption of the volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.After several weeks of increasing seismic activity that damaged the town of Nicolosi and other settlements, an eruption fissure opened on the southeastern flank of Etna during the night of 10–11 March.
In a fiery spray of lava and ash, Italy’s Mount Etna erupted on July 4, sending molten rock cascading down one of Europe’s most active volcanoes and causing a temporary shutdown of the Catania ...
Articles relating to Mount Etna, its history, and its prominent depictions in classical mythology. It is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and forcing a temporary shutdown of Catania ...
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Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano located at the eastern coast of Sicily which is composed mainly of basalt. Its formation began at about 0.5 Ma when submarine volcanism occurred at the Gela foredeep and formed tholeiitic pillow lava. At about 0.3 Ma, a tholeiitic lava plateau was formed on an ancient alluvial plain by fissure-type volcanism.
Grotta del Gelo ("Cave of Frost") is a volcanic cave of Mount Etna which is known for the presence of a large amount of ice.The cave formed in 1614–1624 during a large eruption of the volcano, inside one of the lava flows produced during that eruption.