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Mount Etna

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There is a lift on a gondola and a bus part of the way up the volcano.  There are also houses that can be seen buried in lava and ash along the way.

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Mount Etna

Mount Etna (Latin: Aetna) is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is the tallest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 m (10,922 ft) high, though this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km

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