Mount Etna, Volcano
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Mount Etna, Volcano
ITALY
Mount Etna 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 3,326 m high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² with a basal circumference of 140 km. This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy. Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of eruption.
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"The myth tells that after Aphrodite and Hermes were able to escape from Typhoon, they went to request helps Zeus who punished the monster fire he spits throwing it to the interior of the Mount Etna, where it lives from then on."
Ana Rebeca Vega Leon from MEXICO, 31-JUL-2008
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