Mount Etna

Also known as Mount Aetna, Aetna, Etna, Èttena, Èttina

active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy

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Mount Etna is an active volcano located on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy, that periodically erupts and shapes the landscape around it. It is significant as one of the world's most active volcanoes and has influenced the region's geology, environment, and human settlement for centuries.

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Official website

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portale web della Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo dell'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e vulcanologia

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Wikidata facts

Area: 19237
Elevation: 3403
Official website: www.ct.ingv.it/index.php
Image: EtnaAvió.JPG

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Commons category: Mount Etna
Commons gallery: Etna
topographic isolation: 998.79
inception: 300000-00-
IPA transcription: ˈɛt.na
P12749: Aphyosemion
native label: Etna

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Multidirectional Hillshade relief of Mount Etna February 2021 eruption seen from Naval Air Station Sigonella Map of municipalities in the Metropolitan City of Catania (Mount Etna at top right)

Mount Etna, or simply Etna, 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. It is one of the tallest active volcanoes in Europe, and the tallest peak in Italy south of the Alps with a current height (September 2024) of 3,403 m (11,165 ft), though this varies with summit eruptions. For instance, in 2021 the southeastern crater reached a height of 3,357 m (11,014 ft), but was then surpassed by the Voragine crater after the summer 2024 eruptions.