Mount Etna eruption live: Volcanic blast which sent tourists fleeing was most powerful in four years - Footage shared on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke after the eruption ...

In contrast, shield volcanoes, like Hawaii's Mauna Loa, are larger but with a more gradual slope.) Etna has a long history of frequent eruptions, documented at least to 1500 B.C.

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Etna towers around 3,350 meters (around 11,050 feet) above sea level and is 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter, although the volcanic activity has changed the mountain’s height over time.

Etna towers around 3,350 meters (around 11,050 feet) above sea level and is 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter, although the volcanic activity has changed the mountain’s height over time.