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Mamma
Etna's countless children |
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The
"nearest neighbor" of the Monti Rossi
to the north is a small cone, half buried by more recent lavas, named
Monte Fusaro. This unconspicuous cone rises about 60 m above its southeastern
base but only 20 m above its northwest base; it is truncated by a 250
m-diameter crater about 20 m deep. Much of the outer slopes of the cone
are covered with vineyards and fruit gardens. Monte Fusaro is prehistoric
but may be one of the younger of the prehistoric cones in the area, judging
from its relatively youthful morphology. It is one of the least interesting
of the many cones in the area, but from its summit (eastern crater rim)
a fine panoramic view can be obtained of the Monti
Rossi (1669 eruption) about 0.8 km to the southeast.
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