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Climbing an active vulcano

Visiting an active volcano on Sicily, Italy

Sep. 2, 2017 -

Last week me and my wife went to Sicily for a little summer holiday. It is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy, along with surrounding minor islands. It's home to Europe's largest active volcano: Mount Etna. We had a chance to visit this lava spurring monstrosity and it was quite the experience.

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These craters are the result of explosive magma eruptions
These craters are the result of explosive magma eruptions
Etna is big enough to see it from space (NASA Earth Observatory)
Etna is big enough to see it from space (NASA Earth Observatory)
The higher you get the rougher the terrain becomes
The higher you get the rougher the terrain becomes
Rough terrain
Rough terrain
Mount Etna
Mount Etna
Our guide, Peppe, uncovers some dark patches on the crater. Steam escapes from it - you can literally feel the heat!
Our guide, Peppe, uncovers some dark patches on the crater. Steam escapes from it - you can literally feel the heat!

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