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"Etna" redirects here. For other uses, see Etna (disambiguation).
Mount Etna
Mount Etna viewed from the side. |
Mount Etna
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| Elevation |
3,328 metres (10,919 ft) (varies)[1] Width of cone - 40km approx |
| Location |
Sicily, Italy |
| Prominence |
3,329.6 m |
| Coordinates |
37°45′18.24″N 14°59′42.9″E / 37.7550667°N 14.99525°E / 37.7550667; 14.99525Coordinates: 37°45′18.24″N 14°59′42.9″E / 37.7550667°N 14.99525°E / 37.7550667; 14.99525 |
| Type |
Stratovolcano (composite type) |
| Age of rock |
500,000 years |
| Last eruption |
2009 (ongoing) |
| Easiest route |
rock climb |
| Listing |
Ultra |
Mount Etna (Aetna in Latin, also known as Muncibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mons and Arabic gibel, both meaning mountain[2]) is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Its Arabic name was Jebel Utlamat (the Mountain of Fire). It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 metres (10,922 ft) high, though this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21 m (69 ft) lower now than it was in 1981. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² (460 sq mi) with a basal circumference of 140 km. This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being about two and a half times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius.[3] |
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