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	Mount Etna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Etna was known in Roman times as Aetna, a name thought to have derived either from the Greek word aitho ("to burn") or the earlier Phoenician word attano.
		The giant Typhon was confined under Etna, according to the poet Aeschylus, and was the cause of the mountain's eruptions.
		Etna supposedly erupted in sympathy with the martyrdom of Saint Agatha in 251 AD, prompting Christians thereafter to invoke her name against fire and lightning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Etna (1804 words)

	Etna, Italy (Section 1 of 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In mythology, Etna was identified as the location of the forge of Volcan, home of the Cyclopses, and where the giant Enceladus laid (eruptions being his breath and earthquakes his motion).
		Etna's beauty, frequent eruptions, and long record of eruptions makes it one of the world's best known volcanoes.
		Etna is one of the largest continental volcanoes.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/img_etna.html (223 words)

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		Etna is one of the largest and most active continental volcanoes on Earth.
		Mount Etna volcanic activity mainly consists of nearly continuous degassing from summit craters, strombolian phases of highly variable intensisity, and frequent basaltic lava flows representing a primary source of volcanic hazard in the Etnean region including the large town of Catania where more than 500.000 inhabitants are living.
		Although Etna lava flows are not very dangerous for the population, wide flank sectors have been covered at least once by lava flows in the last few centuries, sometimes down to low elevations, in the densely urbanized and populated belt between sea level and the 1000 m contour line.
	www.sveurop.org /gb/articles/articles/etna.htm (1032 words)

	Battle on Mt. Etna
		On the other side was Sicily's Etna volcano, armed with marching lava, red hot bombs, and the energy of the earth itself.
		Etna pumped enough ash into the sky to force the intermittent closure of the airport at Catania, a city of 100,000 people 16 miles to the southeast.
		Etna regularly dusts its slopes and surroundings with a rain of fine fl ash, and the first morning chore for many is to sweep this fl grit from the front steps, sidewalk, and car.
	www.tomgidwitz.com /main/etna.htm (1423 words)

	Etna, Sicily, Italy
		On 27 April, the Mount Etna Volcano erupted and released a fountain of incandescent lava and a plume of ash.
		On 17 October, a portion of the western crater rim of the Mount Etna Volcano collapsed, and lava poured onto the western flank.
		It is known as Etna's "persistent summit activity." It occurs at the rate that magma is supplied into the volcano, which is estimated to be about one cubic meter per second.
	www.volcanoworld.org /vwdocs/current_volcs/etna (3763 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Etna eruption viewed from space
		The crew were able to observe Etna's recent activity, and photograph the details of the eruption plume, as well as smoke from fires triggered by the lava as it flowed down the 3,350-metre-high (11,000 feet) mountain.
		The lighter-coloured plumes downslope and north of the summit, seen in the close-up view at the top of the page, are produced by forest fires ignited by lava flowing into the pine trees on the slopes of the mountain.
		Etna is currently undergoing one of its most vigorous eruptions in years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/2410969.stm (216 words)

	Etna, Sicily, Italy
		On Jan. 15, ash and lava emission increased at Etna.
		During the period June 17-23, ash continued to be emitted from Etna's Northeast Crater, and to a smaller extent from Bocca Nuova crater.
		Etna erupted on January 5, showering local villages with scoriae and ash.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/current_volcs/etna (5418 words)

	Italy's Mt. Etna volcano
		Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe at more than 10,000 ft (3,200 m).
		Mount Etna has a broad base (or shield) spanning roughly 60 by 40 km (36 by 24 miles) and reaching an altitude of about 2,900 m (9,500 feet).
		Most of the surface of Mount Etna is covered by historic lava flows dating back to eruptions as old as 300,000 years.
	www.solcomhouse.com /etna.htm (787 words)

	Etna 19-26 May 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		We’d been in Sicily for a few days and explored the lower reaches of Etna - lava flows between ten and several hundred years old - and seen a little of the ancient Greco-Roman ruins which are so well preserved on the island.
		He claims that Etna is his mistress, that he’s had an affair with her for all that time, but apparently his wife doesn’t mind because its only plutonic - (geology joke).
		As we went toward the summit area in the bus, we passed, for the second time in as many days, the head of the ski lift and the snow was noticeable by its absence.
	users.skynet.be /ougseurope/Etnachris.htm (1527 words)

	Active volcanoes: Etna, Italy
		The Etna system still has not been become stabilized and the fountains, lavaflows and tremors demonstrate that the inner energy of the volcano is still high.
		According to the Toulouse VAAC, ash was emitted from Etna during the report period and was occasionally visible on satellite imagery rising to 6.1 km a.s.l.
		On 1 November ash was visible on satellite imagery extending ENE from Etna's summit, reaching the coast of Greece.
	www.vulkaner.no /v/volcan/etna_e.html (5007 words)

	Sicilians Take Grumpy Mount Etna in Their Stride
		Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe, and is one of the largest continental volcanoes.
		In mythology, Etna was identified as the location of the forge of Volcan, home of the Cyclopses, and where the giant Enceladus slumbered.
		The park is divided into four zones: a large area where there is no human activity and which is home to wildlife, a zone of small agricultural tracts and human dwellings dating back to antiquity, and two zones set aside for tourism.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/07/0731_wiremountetna.html (1111 words)

	Gateway to up-to-date information on Etna's activity
		On 15 September 2004, a French hiker was killed by lightning in the Montagnola area, at 2640 m elevation on the south flank of the volcano.
		Information regarding the current state of Mount Etna's activity is provided by the Catania section of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV-CT) and Charles Rivière's "Etna Volcan Sicilien" (the latter also includes photographs).
		In any case, the demise of the Etna news falls into a period when there is very little to report on the volcano, which has given us a highly welcome period of quiet after nearly eight years of frantic activity.
	boris.vulcanoetna.com /ETNA_news.html (796 words)

	Mount Etna - Italiansrus.com
		Mount Etna is located on the east coast of the Island of Sicily and it lies north of Catania, which is Sicily's second largest city.
		To the surprise of many Mount Etna is considered to be a rather friendly volcano as opposed to a killer volcano.
		One of the main areas of Mount Etna is the Valle del Bove (Valley of the oxen), which is a deep valley located on the eastern flank of the volcano.
	www.italiansrus.com /articles/etna.htm (506 words)

	Vulcano Etna, Sicilia, Italia
		During a visit to the summit craters of Etna on 30 January, low levels of activity were observed.
		No eruptive activity is occurring presently at Etna, although deep-seated explosions are probably continuing within the conduit of one of the eruptive vents of the Bocca Nuova (see previous updates).
		Numerous small earthquakes, some of which were felt by the local population, have been recorded recently on the S flank (in the area of the largest of the July-August 2001 lava flows), which were interpreted as the result of the cooling of the lava flow.
	www.vulcanoetna.it /main_body.php?l=en&e=php&f=home (601 words)

	Welcome to the Borough of Etna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Etna is a small bustling community covering one square mile along the banks of the Allegheny River, and is bordered on three sides by Millvale, Shaler Township, and Sharpsburg.
		Centrally located, Etna is just 10 minutes (non-rush hour) from downtown Pittsburgh and close enough for easy access to the shopping centers in North Hills, Fox Chapel, and Monroeville, the cultural opportunities in Oakland and North Side, and the nine local Colleges and Universities.
		Etna has an approximate population of 3924 and is growing younger each year as more couples with small children move into the community.
	www.etnaborough.com (767 words)

	In Italy Online - Climbing Mount Etna: The Hottest Ticket in Sicily
		The villas of Etna possess a special characteristic I have never seen elsewhere in Italy: their walls are colored in shades of azure blue, cotton candy pink and pistachio green.
		I had read that scientists were using Mt. Etna to test the robots that will one day walk on Mars, because the atmospheric and geological conditions are virtually the same.
		Three of those rocks are sitting on my desk as I write this, and though they are "dead" they possess a sort of ineffable glow, as if their true nature were still alive inside them, just like the memory of that wonderful day.
	www.initaly.com /regions/sicily/excusumm.htm (2332 words)

	SIR-C/X-SAR image Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The summit of the Mount Etna volcano on the island of Sicily, Italy, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is shown near the center of this radar image.
		Etna is one of the best-studied volcanoes in the world and scientists are using this radar image to identify and distinguish a variety of volcanic features.
		Scientists are studying Etna as part of the international "Decade Volcanoes" project, because of its high level of activity and potential threat to local populations.
	www.op.dlr.de /ne-hf/SRL-2/p45738_etna.html (379 words)

	Mount Etna Morphing to More Explosive Volcano, Study Says
		Summary Mount Etna's recent outbursts may be a sign the volcano is developing a more explosive personality, according to a controversial new study based on differences in lava flow over the past half-million years.
		Sicily's Mount Etna is morphing from a "hot-spot" type of volcano, like the quietly oozing and bubbling volcanoes of Hawaii, to an "island-arc" variety represented by the explosive Mount St. Helens and Mount Pinatubo, according to a controversial new study published in the August 30 issue of Nature.
		Their finding is based on a study of the lava flows spewed from Mount Etna over the last 500,000 years, which is done by analyzing specific crystals inside pieces of lava.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2001/08/0829_tvmountetna.html (467 words)

	Best of Sicily - Mount Etna
		To the ancient Greeks, Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan, god of fire, and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops.
		Etna offers skiing in the Winter months and breathtaking hikes in the woods during the Summer.
		Since Etna is a strato volcano, with relatively cool lava temperatures and numerous openings (vents), nobody ever knows precisely where on its vast surface the next eruption will be.
	www.bestofsicily.com /etna.htm (547 words)

	Etna's peak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Etna is like a mother sometimes loving and indulgent allowing her children all the freedom, fun and finance; at other times strict and even angry punishing them for their follies with her fiery lashings.
		Etna Park formed in 1987 is the total area of 58,000 hectares divided into four zones on the sides of the mountain.
		After marvelling at the construction, vegetation and the lava- laden sides, Etna is surrounded by two rivers — Alcantara and Simeto, which emerge from the Nebrodi mountains north of Etna.
	web.mid-day.com /smd/go/2003/september/63834.htm (1150 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Living with a volcano
		Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, has been treating skiers in the area to a show of pyrotechnics.
		However, Dr Behncke has found trends in Etna's activity which show that this type of volcanic behaviour is followed by lava bursting out of the sides as happened in 1992.
		With a few smoke signals, Etna let us know that she was alive and well - but we were not treated to any fireworks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_676000/676327.stm (818 words)

	CNN - Experts say Italy's Mount Etna may erupt - February 21, 1999
		Researchers now say they have discovered a fracture on the volcano's northeastern side, just under the main crater, which may indicate the mountain is changing shape.
		Some believe the latest lava flow may be a prelude to the first serious eruption in six years from Etna, a snow-capped mountain that rises to 10,900 feet (3,320 meters).
		Etna's last major volcanic event took place in 1992, when streams of lava threatened 7,000 residents in the village of Zafferana.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9902/21/italy.mount.etna (284 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Etna's rising anger
		But in other respects, Etna is similar to "island-arc" volcanoes, typical of the Asia-Pacific region, where magmas are produced as a result of one tectonic plate being driven under another.
		Etna lies close to the point where Europe collides with Africa.
		And to complicate matters still further, Etna sits atop the intersection of numerous major faults.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1515000/1515619.stm (491 words)

	Internet Geography - GeoTopics - Volcanoes
		Mount Etna is located 37.7N, 15.0E on the north east coats of the Island of Sicily, Italy.
		The generally accepted explanation for the formation of Mt. Etna is the subduction of part of the northward-moving African Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
		Local residents in Nicolosi, a village perched on the side of the volcano, have been holding religious ceremonies in an attempt to reduce the impact of the eruption.
	www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk /topics/etna.html (434 words)

	Etna
		Etna, California, United States [City]; population was 835 in 1990; housing units was 351 in 1990; location is 41°28'N 122°54'W; land area is 0.76 square miles (486 acres); FIPS code is 22972 [SourceCBP]
		Etna, California, United States [Populated Place] is in Siskiyou County; location is 41°27'25"N 122°53'37"W; elevation is 2,929 feet [SourceGSP]
		Etna, Pennsylvania, United States [Borough]; population was 4,200 in 1990; housing units was 1,867 in 1990; location is 40°30'N 79°57'W; land area is 0.75 square miles (480 acres); FIPS code is 24160 [SourceCBP]
	www.placesnamed.com /E/t/etna.asp (481 words)

	SPACE.com -- Satellites Capture Mt. Etna's Eruption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Etna's eruptions, while obscuring visibility in the area surrounding the volcano, were captured by cameras on board the Terra and SeaWiFs satellites in recent days.
		Mount Etna is a popular winter resort, but tourism officials say snow is unlikely to settle this winter because of the extreme heat of the lava.
		The last time Etna posed a threat was in 1992 when lava streams headed toward Zafferana, a town of 7,000 people on Etna's lower slopes.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/planetearth/etna_eruption_010724.html (580 words)

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