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The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. [4]
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Greece. Name Elevation (m) (ft) Location Last eruption Aegina Pleistocene: Gyali: 180: 591 ...
Extinct volcanism, especially that which is so old and/or eroded that a formal volcano can no longer be clearly identified. Also includes extinct volcanoes themselves in a subcategory. Subcategories
Pages in category "Extinct volcanoes of Europe" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Past glaciations have left moraines down to altitudes of 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) around the entire volcano. [17] Moraine tongues form complex and well-preserved structures; [ 5 ] they are particularly well-developed on the eastern flank of the volcano [ 7 ] and in the Huayuray valley, where they reach lengths of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and ...
The Methana (Μέθανα) peninsula contains some 32 volcanoes, including the Methana volcano, that are mostly andesitic and dacitic lava domes. The volcanic activity in the peninsula began 1 million years ago and continued sporadically until 300 years ago. The last eruptions took place in 1700 at a submarine volcano north of Kameni Chora.
Gyali (Greek: Γυαλί "glass", also spelled Giali or Yali, pronounced ) is a Greek volcanic island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between the south coast of Kos and Nisyros.
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