Distant view from the east of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. Plumes of smoke and drifting clouds of sulphurous gas from summit craters are backlit by rays from the setting sun.
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy: distant view from the east, near the coastal town of Garre, on a hot late August evening. At around 3,326 m (10,900 ft), Etna is Western Europe’s highest active volcano. Activity began around 500,000 years ago. Since 2000, there have been four eruptions through flank vents (in 2001, 2002 - 2003, 2004 - 2005 and 2008 - 2009), as well as summit eruptions in 2006, 2007 - 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2021. The Parco dell’Etna regional authority safeguards 60,000 hectares of land above 800m (2,624 ft), extending from the summit down to surrounding towns and villages.
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Location: Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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