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Santorini has erupted many times, with varying degrees of explosivity. There have been at least twelve large explosive eruptions, of which at least four were caldera-forming. [51] The most famous eruption is the Minoan eruption, detailed below.
Layout map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age. Pumice, here: northern shelving coast. Eruption of 165 ka buried it all. Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι, pronounced Greek:) is the site of a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri.
Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece.Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.
Thira (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Θήρας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean . The regional unit covers the islands of Thira (Santorini) , Anafi , Folegandros , Ios , Sikinos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea .
A view of the mountaintop ruins of Ancient Thera from Mt. Elias. The theater is built into the slope below the city. Ancient Thera (Greek: Αρχαία Θήρα) is the name of an archaeological site [1] from classical antiquity [2] on the island of Santorini, which sits on the top of a limestone hill called Mesa Vouno.
Santorini island. Oia is a scenic village on the north west edge of the Santorini island within the Cyclades. [12] It extends for almost two kilometres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi) along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and 100 metres (230 and 330 ft) above sea level. Immediately to the east is ...