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Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, erupted on February 12, 2025, sending lava flows and ash clouds into the sky.

About Mount Etna

• It is an active stratovolcano situated on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, highest Mediterranean island mountain.
• Volcanoes are openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth’s surface.
• Since 1500 BC, it is constantly erupting (more than 200 times).
• It is located above the convergent plate margins between the African plate & Eurasian plate.
• It is one of Europe’s tallest active volcanoes and Italy’s highest peak, located south of the Alps.
• Etna covers an area of 1,190 sq.km. with a basal circumference of 140 km.
• It is a UNSECO world heritage site.
• UN designated it as a decade volcano since it is close to densely populated area.

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