page_title: Vulcano
hierarchical_section_title: Vulcano
caption_attribution_description: A journey to the Aeolian islands. Crater of Vulcano Island, Italy.
context_page_description: Vulcano or Vulcan is a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 25 km north of Sicily and located at the southernmost end of the seven Aeolian Islands. The island is 21 km² in area, rises to 501 m above sea level, and it contains several volcanic calderas, including one of the four active volcanoes in Italy that are not submarine.
  The word "volcano", and its equivalent in several European languages, derives from the name of this island, which in turn derives from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
context_section_description: Vulcano (Sicilian: Vurcanu) or Vulcan is a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 25 km (16 mi) north of Sicily and located at the southernmost end of the seven Aeolian Islands. The island is 21 km² (8 sq mi) in area, rises to 501 m (1,644 ft) above sea level, and it contains several volcanic calderas, including one of the four active volcanoes in Italy that are not submarine.
  The word "volcano", and its equivalent in several European languages, derives from the name of this island, which in turn derives from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
caption: The Gran Cratere
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