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TIL that Mount Etna's summit is the only point on Earth save for the South Pole where more than 10 territories meet, 11 do: the towns of Adrano, Biancavilla, Belpasso, Castiglione di Sicilia, Maletto, Nicolosi, Randazzo, Sant'Alfio, Zafferana Etnea and Bronte, which touches the summit from 2 sides.

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