Mount Etna Erupts with Incredible Views of Light and Fire (Video & Photos)
July 31, 2011 by SicilyGuide
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On July 30, Mount Etna erupted treating residents and travelers to a spectacular show of tectonic fireworks. Mount Etna (also known locally as Mongibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian) is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest volcano in Europe, currently standing about 10,991 ft (3,350 m) high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions (the mountain is 71 ft (21,6 m) lower now than it was in 1865). It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 460 square miles (1190 km²). This makes it by far the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy, being nearly three times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius. [Wikipedia]
Spectacular Video (3:26)
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Awesome! My four children and I were in Taromina when the valcano erupted in May. We watched it from our balcony at the apartment we staying at, not sure what we were seeing. We missed the best part which occured long after we went to bed.