mount etna

     

At nearly 11,000 feet this "active" spot is Sicily's highest point

Trivia about mount etna

  • In 1947 renewed activity of this Sicilian volcano formed 2 new craters
  • This Sicilian volcano is also called Mongibello
  • Legend says a procession with St. Agatha's veil in it stopped eruptions of this Sicilian volcano
  • The first recorded eruption of this Sicilian volcano occurred in about 1500 B.C.
  • About 20,000 Sicilians were killed in 1669 by this volcano's eruption & accompanying earthquakes
  • The monster Typhon, the giant Enceladus & the workshop of Vulcan have been called sources for its eruptions
  • The base of this Sicilian volcano is about 100 miles in circumference
  • This famous volcano on Sicily exploded on Christmas & set off several earthquakes