Volcanic landscape on Sicily near Mount Etna
Etna is a volcano on the east side of the Italian island of Sicily, in the province of Catania and is still formed by the collision of two plates of the earth's crust. As a result, the oceanic crust of the African Plate dives under the Eurasian Plate. The mountain is Europe's most active volcano.
The volcano is locally also called the Mongibello, after the Italian word monte and the Arabic word bells which means both 'mountain'. According to the Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia he looks like a big cat, quietly spinning and occasionally waking up.
The summit of the north-east crater (3329.6 metres) makes Etna the highest mountain on the island and, after the Elbroes, the second highest volcano in Europe. Etna covers an area of 1,570 km², with a diameter of approximately 45 kilometres. The highest accessible point is at the Osservatore at almost 3000 meters, located in a barren lunar landscape, where the smell of sulfur is noticeable.
Etna consists of: Valle del Bove, a large gorge created by landslide during an eruption, crater Trifoglietto and crater Mongibello.
Etna consists of two types of volcanoes: up to about 2700 meters, Etna is a shield volcano, the top is a strato volcano.
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