Mount Etna Mount Etna Mount Etna, or Etna ( or ; or ; ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is the highest active volcano in Europe outside the Caucasus. It is currently high, though this varies with summit eruptions. It is the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of with a basal circumference of . This makes it by far the
Etna (sternwheeler) of "Etna" was substantially affected by the rise and fall of river levels, which were generally seasonal. Small craft like "Etna" on the Columbia River system were sometimes referred to at the time as the "mosquito fleet" "Etna" was built in Portland, Oregon in 1906 for Horace Campbell by the Portland shipyard of Joseph Supple. Campbell was a steamboat engineer with extensive experience on the Lewis and Lake rivers. "Etna" was exclusive of the extension of the deck over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted. "Etna" had a beam of exclusive of the protective timbers