Mount Etna
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Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily and one of the most active and iconic volcanoes in the world.
Aliases (4)
- Etna ×2
- MountEtna ×1
- Sicilian volcano Etna ×1
- slopes of Mount Etna ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
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mountain → stratovolcano → |
| activityStatus |
one of the most active volcanoes in the world
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| alternateName |
Etna
→
Mongibello → |
| associatedDeityOrMyth |
Hephaestus
→
Vulcan → |
| cityAtFoot |
Catania
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Nicolosi → Zafferana Etnea → |
| continent |
Europe
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|
| country |
Italy
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|
| elevation |
about 10922 feet
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about 3329 meters → |
| eruptionStyle |
effusive eruptions
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explosive eruptions → |
| firstRecordedEruption |
about 1500 BCE
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| geologicalSetting |
African Plate subducting beneath Eurasian Plate
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convergent plate boundary → |
| hasCrater |
multiple summit craters
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| hasFeature |
basaltic lava
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extensive lava fields → flank vents → |
| hasGlaciationHistory |
no permanent glaciers in modern era
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| hazard |
ash fall
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lava flows → pyroclastic activity → |
| knownSince |
antiquity
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| lastEruption |
21st century
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| locatedIn |
Sicily
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| locatedNear |
Catania
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| locatedOn |
east coast of Sicily
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island of Sicily → |
| mentionedIn |
Greek mythology
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| nationalTopRank |
highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus
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| nearBodyOfWater |
Ionian Sea
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| partOf |
Apennine volcanic arc
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| protectedArea |
Parco dell'Etna
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| protectedAreaStatus |
regional park
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| region |
Metropolitan City of Catania
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Sicily region → |
| touristAttraction |
major tourist destination
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear |
2013
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| UNESCOSiteType |
natural site
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
yes
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| usedFor |
scientific research
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volcanological monitoring → |
| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Calabrian volcanic arc
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| volcanoType |
stratovolcano
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hephaestus
→
Polyphemus → Typhoeus ("MountEtna") → |
associatedPlace |
|
Catana
→
Catania → Catania–Fontanarossa Airport → |
near |
|
Italian Peninsula
→
Tyrrhenian region → |
containsVolcano |
|
Mount Etna
("Etna")
→
|
alternateName |
|
Nebrodi
→
|
borderedBy |
|
Southern Italy
("Sicilian volcano Etna")
→
|
contains |
|
Typhonomachy
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|
hasLocation |
|
Sicily
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|
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
|
Sicily
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|
hasVolcano |
|
Sicily
→
|
highestPoint |
|
Ultra-prominent peaks of Europe
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|
includes |
|
Naxos (Sicily)
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|
locatedNear |
|
Catana
("slopes of Mount Etna")
→
|
locatedOn |
|
Giro d'Italia
("Etna")
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|
notableClimb |
|
Catania
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|
volcano |
|
Cyclopes
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|
workplace |