Santorini volcanoCaldera (complex stratovolcano) 329 m (on caldera rim) / 128 m (top of most recent lava shield, Nea Kameni)Cyclades, Greece, 36.4°N / 25.4°E Santorini volcano eruptions: 1613 BC +-7 years (the so-called "Minoan eruption", one of the largest plinian eruptions during the past 10,000 years on earth) historic eruptions: 197 BC, 46/47 AD, 726, 1570-1573, 1707-1711, 1866-1870, 1925-1928, 1939-1941, 1950 Typical eruption style: Dominantly explosive, with effusive activity during intervals. Powerful explosive, so-called Plinian eruptions appear to occur every 10-30,000 years. Construction of lava shields and minor to irregularly spaced subplinian explosive activity during interval times. Santorini webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby 26.2.: Presentation about the Greek island Santorini in HeidelbergThursday Jan 21, 2010 10:17 AM | BY: TS
On February 26th our VOLCANODISCOVERY Team member Tobias Schorr will do a presentation about the Greek volcanic island of Santorini in Heidelberg.
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Saturday, Apr 29, 2006
We are proud to announce a scientific discovery that has been made in close connection to one of our past tours on Santorini: A new absolute date for the great Minoan eruption on Santorini volcano has been published yesterday in the issue of Science Magazine (28 April, 2006). It confirms an early date for the eruption putting it at 1627-1600 BC with very good confidence. ... [more] |
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