Mount Etna

active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy
Mountain stratovolcano Q16990
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Mount Etna

Summary

Mount Etna is a stratovolcano[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mount Etna is located in Metropolitan City of Catania[3].
  • Mount Etna is located in Castiglione di Sicilia[4].
  • Mount Etna is located in Sant'Alfio[5].
  • Mount Etna is located in Zafferana Etnea[6].
  • Mount Etna is located in Nicolosi[7].
  • Mount Etna is located in Belpasso[8].
  • Mount Etna is in the country of Italy[9].
  • Mount Etna's instance of is recorded as stratovolcano[10].
  • Mount Etna's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[11].
  • Mount Etna's instance of is recorded as decipoint[12].
  • Mount Etna is made of trachybasalt[13].
  • Mount Etna is made of tephrite[14].
  • Mount Etna is made of basanite[15].
  • Mount Etna is made of trachyandesite[16].
  • Mount Etna is made of mugearite[17].
  • Mount Etna is made of basalt[18].
  • Mount Etna is made of picrobasalt[19].
  • Mount Etna's Commons category is recorded as Mount Etna[20].
  • -300000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mount Etna[21].
  • Mount Etna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7508345148182, 'lon': 14.993220288812111}[22].
  • Mount Etna's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sicily[23].
  • Mount Etna's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[24].
  • Mount Etna's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[25].
  • Mount Etna's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[26].
  • Mount Etna's significant event is recorded as volcanic eruption[27].

Body

Geography

Mount Etna is in the country of Italy[9]. Located in include Metropolitan City of Catania[3], a metropolitan city of Italy[28], in Italy[29], founded in 2015[30]; Castiglione di Sicilia[4], a comune of Italy[31], in Italy[32]; Sant'Alfio[5], a comune of Italy[33], in Italy[34]; Zafferana Etnea[6], a comune of Italy[35], in Italy[36]; Nicolosi[7], a comune of Italy[37], in Italy[38]; and Belpasso[8], a comune of Italy[39], in Italy[40].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Etna covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+19237'}[41]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3357'}[42], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3345'}[43], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3290'}[44], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3274'}[45], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3403'}[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include stratovolcano[10], tourist attraction[11], and decipoint[12].

History and Context

-300000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mount Etna[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Etna include 11249 Etna[47], an asteroid[48]; Etna Island[49], an island[50]; Etna Park[51], a regional park[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1987[54]; and Circumetnea Railway[55], a railway line[56], in Italy[57].

Why It Matters

Mount Etna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for it include 11249 Etna[47], an asteroid[48]; Etna Island[49], an island[50]; Etna Park[51], a regional park[52], in Italy[53], founded in 1987[54]; and Circumetnea Railway[55], a railway line[56], in Italy[57].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Q87326678. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Q87326678. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . cntraveler.com. cntraveler.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q87326678. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ct.ingv.it. ct.ingv.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . lasiciliaweb.it. lasiciliaweb.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [43] . wikidata.org.
  28. [44] . wikidata.org.
  29. [45] . wikidata.org.
  30. [46] . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of stratovolcano, tourist attraction, decipoint
    Has characteristic Q570116
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  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 77311
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  3. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the view of the item Category:Views of Mount Etna
    Instance of
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Mount Etna
    Coordinate location {'lat': 37.7508345148182, 'lon': 14.993220288812111}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: etna-mount-italy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289927175|etna mount italy (#289927175)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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