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Context

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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TIMES OF INDIA

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Mount Etna, which recently erupted, is located in which country?

a) Italy

b) Greece

c) Iceland

d) Indonesia

Answer: a) Italy

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.