Mount Etna : Alert
Italy’s Mount Etna and the smaller Stromboli volcano spewed hot ash and lava, raising alert levels on the Mediterranean island of Sicily.
- Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and one of the largest in the world.
- Its recorded volcanic activity dates back to 1500 B.C.
- It is on the eastern coast of Sicily.
- It is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world.
- It is about 3,326 metres high and is the highest peak in Italy South of the Alps.
- stratovolcano is also called a composite volcano.
- This volcanic landform is characterized by a conical shape formed by layers of volcanic material deposited during successive volcanic eruptions.
- These volcanoes tend to slope gently at the base but rise quickly near the summit to form tall mountain peaks.
