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How did Mt Etna form?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Nobody knows when Mount Etna was formed. Scientists are still trying to figure it out. Scientists estimate that Mount Etna has had eruptions for 2.5 million years. They also estimeate that the lava in Mount Etna is 300,000 years old. There is recorded history that Mount Etna has been erupting since 1500 BC.

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Converging plates came together.

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