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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
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Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
After 7 years of closure, following the tragic accident of the roof collapse of the newly built shelter in 2005, the archeological site of Akrotiri on... [more]
A small earthquake swarm has been occurring at the western margin of the caldera during the past few days. The swarm consists of about 10 quakes of 1-... [more]
Wednesday, Apr 04, 2012
During the past days, a new earthquake swarm has been occurring near Santorini. This time, it is in an unusual location about 15 km south of the islan... [more]

Volcanoes of Greece (6 volcanoes)

Sousaki | Methana | Milos | Nisyros | Kolumbo | Santorini
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.