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GVP volcano 211060 · no holder yet

Etna

Etna is a 3,357 m stratovolcano in Italy, erupting as recently as 2026.

Type
Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
Summit
3,357 m above sea level
Rock
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2026
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 122 BCE
Eruptions
147 confirmed in the record
Where
37.75°N 15.00°E · Italy
Region
Sicily Volcanic Province, European Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 211060

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