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Mount Etna
An active volcano in Italy and the largest volcano in Europe, Mount Etna is located on the east coast of Sicily. It is also known as Muncibeddu (beautiful mountain) in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian.
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Where is mount etna situated?
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There is a Mt. Etna in Sicily, Italy. Are you looking for a mountain in the United states with the same name?
What is the differences between Etna and Vesuvius?
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No Mount Vesuvius is in Italy, southern but in the northern part of southern Italy, and Mount Etna is in southeastern Sicily.
How did Mt Etna change the land scape?
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positive-it didn't blow all over Europe
negative-it blew houses,sunk houses, and etc
What type of volcano is Mount Etna?
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Mount Etna looks like a volcano, the top is kind of slanted with a large crate on the top.
What where the effects of the Mount Etna eruption in 2002?
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Mt etna erupted in November 2002, the primary effects were that the eruption destroyed more than 300 family businesses, another would be that the Italian Governament gave tax breakes to villagers in the city of Catania.
What tectonic plate is mount etna located at?
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Mount Etna is located at the Anatolian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. hiyah ppl
What two plates collided to form Mt.Etna?
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The African plate is subducted under the Eurasian plate.
What is surrounding area like around Mount Etna?
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The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south.
How many people died in 1992 mt etna eruption?
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Nobody died from the mt. Etna erruption in 1992 as it was diverted by an earth barrier 234m long and 21m high.
What comes out of mount etna?
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Ash, Lava, Poisonous gas and steam
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What are the long term effects of the mount Etna eruption?
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Peoples houses and infrastructure can be damaged. For example an eruption of mount etna in 1928 destroyed the village of Mascali with the lava destroying nearly every building. This can leave people homeless.
People have to be evacuated
Crops are ruined which can cause famine and poverty
People can die or get injured from the gases given off, their houses collapsing or get caught in a pyroclastic flow. For example in September 1979, Mount Etna suddenly erupted, sending lava and rocks onto a hiking trail where a tour group was walking. Six people were killed and another 40 injured by the unexpected event.
Is Mount Etna Sicily a shield volcano or a composite volcano?
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Mt. Etna is kind of a cross between a shield volcano and a composite volcano
What impact has mount etna had on humans?
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Etna's eruption damaged many cities around it, killing many people.
What happens before mt Etna erupts?
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it can cause severe damage or it cannot nobody ever really knows what can happen a volcanoe is sudden and nothing or nobody can controll it.
When did mount Etna erupt?
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Mount Etna has erupted at many different years, but has the nickname the 'friendly giant'.
What is the environmental effects of mount Etna eruption?
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The ginger bread man ran away and Mount Etna is angry
How were the people who lived by mount Etna effected when it last erupted?
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the last eruption of etna was in 2006.
How many died in the Mount Etna eruption?
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30,000 people died and 20,000 people were injured
What are the minerals in Mount Etna?
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volcanic rocks make up mount etna however, because it has stratovolcanoes, it means that it also is made up of different types of lava, ash and cinders. to find out more, go to wikipedia and search on there because it has more defined information. hope i helped :S
