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The Methana volcano peninsula
The Methana volcano peninsula
The volcanic island of Milos
The volcanic island of Milos
The volcano of Santorini island
The volcano of Santorini island
The volcano of Nisyros island
The volcano of Nisyros island

Volcanoes in Greece

Active volcanoes in Greece (Methana, Milos, Santorini and Nisyros).
Active volcanoes in Greece (Methana, Milos, Santorini and Nisyros).

Wall painting from the Bronze-Age town near Akrotiri on Santorini, possibly depicting the island before its catastrophic eruption at around 1640 BC.
Wall painting from the Bronze-Age town near Akrotiri on Santorini, possibly depicting the island before its catastrophic eruption at around 1640 BC.
Greece - a historic place for volcanism

1640 B.C. the volcano of Santorini island destroyed one of the first European high-cultures - the Minoans. In mythology that island is often connencted with the sunken island of "Atlantis". Later in 230 B.C. the eruption of the Methana-Volcano near Athens was described by wellknown ancient writers like Ovid, Pausanias and Strabon. Greece was always a place of high active volcanoes and a ideal place for studying them. The eruptions of Santorini island until 1950 attracted many geologists and even today there are many research projects going on.


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