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Mount Etna

#42 in World

Italy

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Elevation
3,357 m
Coordinates
37.7510, 14.9934
Category
mountains

Overview

Europe's tallest and most active volcano, on Sicily.

About

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 of 3,403 m (11,165 ft), though this varies with summit eruptions.

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