Stromboli is the Italian volcano rising from the Tyrrhenian Sea and known for near-continuous activity.
Stromboli is a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily. Its frequent small explosions have been observed for centuries, giving the volcano the nickname “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean.” Strombolian activity typically involves bursts of incandescent material from vents near the summit.
The volcano’s name also gave its name to the term “Strombolian eruption,” used by volcanologists for relatively mild explosive activity driven by gas bubbles in basaltic magma. Activity can intensify, however, and dangerous lava flows, rockfalls, and ash emissions have occurred.
Stromboli should not be confused with Vulcano, another Aeolian island that gave its name to the general word “volcano.” Mount Etna is much larger and taller, but Stromboli is better known for persistent visible bursts.