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Exploring the Park of Etna: Europe's Largest Active Volcano

Discover Mount Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a rich history of eruptions, diverse flora and fauna, and breathtaking views. Learn about the volcano's geological features and wildlife in this guide.

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Exploring the Park of Etna: Europe's Largest Active Volcano

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  1. The Park of Etna Jan Šimek Markéta Slaninová Markéta Niklová 3.B

  2. MainInformations Etnais the largest active volcano in Europe Mount Etna covers area of ​​60000 hectares Mount Etna wasadded to the list of UNESCO WorldHeritageSites Height 3329 m Etna is a stratovolcano Etna has 4 distinct summit craters

  3. Historyoferuptions • The first volcanic activity was dated about 500 000 years ago beneath the sea • The volcanic activity moved towards the present centre 170 000 years ago • The biggest eruption was dated in 8th March 1669.This eruption started series oferuptions that killed 20 000 people, much of Catania has been destroyed and • 14villages and towns on the mountain´s slopes obliterated.About 27 000 people were left homeless. • The last major eruption was in 1992. • The last eruption was dated in 2017.

  4. Pictures from walking up the mountain

  5. The Flora in the Park of Etna • In thelow part of Etna we can find citrus fruit, prickly pears and olivetrees. • In thethousand meters, there are numerous orchards in which apples and pears represent the tastiest fruits. • Underthe top ofvolcanowefindsomepine trees, beech, birch, chestnut and oak. • On the top of the volcano, the low temperatures and repeated castings do not allow the existence of plants.

  6. The Fauna in the Park of Etna Rich and varied fauna present within the Park of Etna. The golden eagle is the most beautiful bird of prey but also the most difficult to beseen because of the small number of specimens. There is a considerable number of martens, weasels, dormice, foxes of Etna, hares and porcupines. The birds are the hawks, buzzards, kestrels and peregrine falcons, while among the nocturnal birds thereare numerous barn owls, the horned owls, the tawny owls.

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  8. Ourfeelings Nationalpark Etna, the place oftension. Thesurroundingslooks likeitisfromJurassicworld.

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