Mount Etna, the Dormant Volcano in Europe

Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. It is on the southern side of Italy on the eastern coast of Sicily. It covers an area of 1,600 square miles, and in the late 1990's, it was 10,902 feet high.
This mountain is an gigantic cone that has 250 minor cones. Valle del Bove, an abyss, is on the eastern flank of the mountain. It is an original crater that is three miles wide. The center of the volcano was shifted to form this present crater on the summit.
The slopes on the mountain are divided into three zones of vegetation. …