Where is Mount Etna located?
Q: Where is Mount Etna located?
A: Mount Etna is located on the east coast of Sicily, part of southern Italy.
Q: How often does Mount Etna erupt?
A: Mount Etna erupts every few years.
Q: What was the most destructive eruption of Mount Etna in historic times?
A: The most destructive eruption of Mount Etna in historic times started on 11 March 1669.
Q: How many villages were destroyed by the lava flows from the 1669 eruption?
A: The lava flows from the 1669 eruption destroyed 10 villages.
Q: When did the 1992 eruption of Mount Etna occur and what was its impact?
A: The 1992 eruption of Mount Etna occurred and the town of Zafferana was threatened by a lava flow, but successful diversion efforts saved the town with the loss of only one building few hundred metres outside it.
Q: What happened during the 2002-2003 eruptions of Mount Etna?
A: The biggest series of eruptions for many years threw up a huge column of ash that could easily be seen from space and fell as far away as Libya, and seismic activity in this eruption caused the eastern flanks of the volcano to slip by up to two metres and many houses on the flanks of the volcano were damaged.
Q: What was destroyed during the 2002-2003 eruption of Mount Etna?
A: The Rifugio Sapienza, a ski resort on the southern flank of the volcano, was destroyed during the 2002-2003 eruption of Mount Etna.
