Rapid Fire
Mount Etna and Stromboli Eruption
- 09 Jul 2024
- 1 min read
Recently, volcanic eruptions at Mount Etna and Stromboli in Italy have caused the eruption of hot ash and lava from it.
- Mount Etna is located on the island of Sicily, in the southern part of Italy.
- It is the highest peak in Italy South of the Alps.
- Europe's most active volcano is also one of the largest volcanoes in the world. Furthermore, it is the highest mountain on a Mediterranean island and the most active stratovolcano globally.
- Stratovolcanoes are tall, conical volcanoes built up by layers of hardened lava, ash, and rock fragments.
- They are typically found above subduction zones, and they are often part of large volcanically active regions, such as the Ring of Fire that frames much of the Pacific Ocean.
- Stromboli (also a stratovolcano) is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the northern coast of Sicily, Italy.
- It is one of the most continuously active volcanoes in the world, also known as "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean.”
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