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Etna

(Encyclopedia)Etna or Aetnaboth: t´n [key], volcano, 10,958 ft (3,340 m) high, on the east coast of Sicily, S Italy. One of the most active volcanoes in the world, it also is the highest active volcano in Euro...

Aetna

(Encyclopedia)Aetna, volcano: see Etna, Italy.

Paternò

(Encyclopedia)Paternò pätrnô´ [key], city (1991 pop. 44,266), E Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mt. Etna, probably the ancient Hybla. It is an agricultural market and a food-processing center. ...

Acireale

(Encyclopedia)Acireale ächrä´l [key], city (1991 pop. 46,199), E Sicily, Italy. Beautifully situated on a volcanic plateau near Mt. Etna and near the Ionian Sea, Acireale has been frequented since Roman ...

Adrano

(Encyclopedia)Adrano ädrä´n [key], town (1991 pop. 32,717), E Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mt. Etna, near the confluence of the Simeto and Salso rivers. It is the commercial center for a region where olives a...

Ironton

(Encyclopedia)Ironton, industrial city (1990 pop. 12,751), seat of Lawrence co., S Ohio, on the Ohio River; inc. as a city 1865. Chemicals, dyes, metal pipes, plastics, and iron products are manufactured, and some ...

Taormina

(Encyclopedia)Taormina tärm´nä [key], town (1991 pop. 10,120), E Sicily, Italy, overlooking the Ionian Sea and at the foot of Mt. Etna. It commands a magificent view and is a world-famous winter resort celeb...

Catania

(Encyclopedia)Catania kätä´nyä [key], city (1991 pop. 333,075), capital of Catania prov., E Sicily, Italy, on the Gulf of Catania, an arm of the Ionian Sea, and at the foot of Mt. Etna. It is a busy port and a ...

Apennines

(Encyclopedia)Apennines p´nnz [key], Ital. Appennino, mountain system, running the entire length of the Italian peninsula. It extends south c.840 mi (1,350 km) from the Cadibona Pass in Liguria, NW Italy, wh...

Pliocene epoch

(Encyclopedia)Pliocene epoch pl´sn [key], fifth epoch of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, table), from 5.1 to 2 million years ago. By the beginning of the Pliocene, the outlines of ...

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