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Mount Etna Eruption Devastates Sicily

One of the deadliest volcanic eruptions of the medieval period killed tens of thousands and reshaped the Sicilian landscape permanently.

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Mount Etna Caves is a national park in The Caves, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia, 544 km northwest of Brisbane.

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