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Volcano Mount Etna - by Alessandro Di Maio (Italy) and Carla Arlette Fernandez Ortega (Peru)

The great volcano Etna, Sicily (Italy)

Mount Etna (also known as Mongibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3,350 m (10,991 ft) [1] high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21.6 m (71 ft) lower now than it was in 1865. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1190 km² (460 square miles) with a basal circumference of 140 km. This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being nearly three times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius. (click here to continue)

A picture of the volcano taked from the highway ME-CT
Panorama of a "window". Taked from the slopes of Etna
Driving to the top of the volcano
The top of the volcano. Picture taked from the operating base
One of the many operating bases of Etna
A little volcano in the volcano. It is one of the many extinguished mouth of Etna
Lava that went out from the mouth of the volcano
A few and small extinguished volcanos with the view of the city of Catania
A big and old lava river
The hole of a extinguished mouth
A small house destroyed by the lava. On the wall the written "thanks government, 1992"
 
 

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