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title: "Mount Etna Eruption Devastates Sicily"
year: 1169
country: "Italy"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1169/mount-etna-1169"
slug: "mount-etna-1169"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1169-01-01"
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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.

## Summary

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

## Sources

- [Mount Etna Caves National Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna_Caves_National_Park) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1169/mount-etna-1169