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    Is the volcano, Mount Etna, located in Italy, considered active, dormant or extinct?

    Question #94463. Asked by xo_cinnabon. (Apr 10 08 4:47 PM)


    jaddis01

    		Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. The main eruption started on 12th July 2001. 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.

    http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/etna.html

    http://www.springerlink.com/content/h2qu1417088336t7/

    [Links added -- Zb]

    Apr 10 08, 4:57 PM
    author

    		Here is a list of active and dormant volcanoes in Italy.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanoes_of_Italy

    Apr 10 08, 7:40 PM

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