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Santorini Volcano - John Seach
Greece
36.4 N, 25.39 E
summit elevation 564 m
shield volcanoes
Santorini erupted in 1600 BC and buried the city of Akroteri and possibly gave rise to the legend of Atlantis.
Three islands remained after the eruption - Thera, Therasia, and Aspronisi.
Santorini caldera has a diameter 11 km N-S and 7.5 km E-W, with a depth of 390 m in the north.
The 1950 eruption of Santorini produced a lava dome, lava flow, and explosive activity.
Santorini Volcano Eruptions
1950, 1939-41, 1925-28, 1866-70, 1707-11, 1650, 1570-73, 726, 46-47 AD
197 BC, 1600 BC