This report is about Mount Etna. Mount Etna is a volcano found in Italy. “Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe and one of the world's most frequently erupting volcanoes.” (Mount Etna: Facts)
Mount Etna’s earliest known eruption was in 6190 BCE. The second known eruption was in 5150 BCE. These eruptions are known because of radiocarbon found in the area. The date of when this volcano was formed is not certain like most volcanos this one was formed on plate boundaries.
Mount Etna is called a Stratovolcano. A Stratovolcano is made from layers of ash and lava. Another name for this volcano is a composite volcano. Etna is cone-shaped, like most composite volcanoes are. Mount Etna is made from different rock types. Some of the major rocks found on this volcano include, trachyandbasalt/tephrite …show more content…
But on March 15, 2017 lava flowed down the side of the volcano. Some of the volcano collapsed during this. “INGV reported that the eruptive episode that began on 15 March from a vent in the saddle between Etna's Southeast Crater (SEC) - New Southeast Crater (NSEC) cone complex was characterized by Strombolian activity and ash emissions. Lava had traveled down into the Valle del Bove from the W rim; by the afternoon of 18 March almost continuous collapses of parts of the lava flow produced several avalanches of incandescent material which reached the base of the wall.” (Smithsonian Institution)
Mount Etna is on the island of Sicily in Italy. The latitude of Mount Etna is 37.734 degrees North. And the longitude is 15.004 degrees East. The closest city near Mount Etna is Catania, Italy on the island of Sicily. Mount Etna is in a Volcanic region in Mediterranean and Western Asia. “Mount Etna, towering above Catania, Sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 BCE.” (Smithsonian
Mount Etna’s earliest known eruption was in 6190 BCE. The second known eruption was in 5150 BCE. These eruptions are known because of radiocarbon found in the area. The date of when this volcano was formed is not certain like most volcanos this one was formed on plate boundaries.
Mount Etna is called a Stratovolcano. A Stratovolcano is made from layers of ash and lava. Another name for this volcano is a composite volcano. Etna is cone-shaped, like most composite volcanoes are. Mount Etna is made from different rock types. Some of the major rocks found on this volcano include, trachyandbasalt/tephrite …show more content…
But on March 15, 2017 lava flowed down the side of the volcano. Some of the volcano collapsed during this. “INGV reported that the eruptive episode that began on 15 March from a vent in the saddle between Etna's Southeast Crater (SEC) - New Southeast Crater (NSEC) cone complex was characterized by Strombolian activity and ash emissions. Lava had traveled down into the Valle del Bove from the W rim; by the afternoon of 18 March almost continuous collapses of parts of the lava flow produced several avalanches of incandescent material which reached the base of the wall.” (Smithsonian Institution)
Mount Etna is on the island of Sicily in Italy. The latitude of Mount Etna is 37.734 degrees North. And the longitude is 15.004 degrees East. The closest city near Mount Etna is Catania, Italy on the island of Sicily. Mount Etna is in a Volcanic region in Mediterranean and Western Asia. “Mount Etna, towering above Catania, Sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 BCE.” (Smithsonian