MOUNT ETNA

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ETNA

• Europe
• Italy
• the African plate is moving below the Eurasian plate. Convergent
• Convergent subduction
• The cause of Etna is subduction.

CLASSIFICATIONS

• The type of volcano Etna is stratovolcano.
• Both types of eruptions happen when Etna erupts.

FACT

• It is almost 11,000 feet high, making it the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps.

FACT

• The most violent eruption was in March, 1669. The mountain erupted lava for several days, which destroyed several nearby villages and the city walls of Catania.

ERUPTION HISTORY

• On December 3rd 2015, an eruption occurred which climaxed between 3:20 and 4:10 local time. This was a big eruption.

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• Mount Etna has erupted over 200 times since its first noted eruption in 1500 B.C. Mount Etna is the largest and most active volcano in Europe.

SURROUNDING AREA

• No one lives in the surrounding area of mount Etna because it erupts more then 200 times each year and with the ash it can cause Thyroid Cancer.
• People can visit mount Etna but it can be very dangerous.

HAZARDS

• Lava fountain, ash clouds, and gas being released into the air.
• No one live close enough to the volcano to be hurt by it, but if tourist are there they can get hurt. They warn people about the volcano. Most people take a tour bus.

CONCLUSION

• Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanos and I think it will keep erupting and no one should get hurt by it. Based on the evidence Mount Etna will keep erupting about 200 times a year.
• Mount Etna will most likely keep erupting for over more then 2,000 years.