Thera overview
Other name(s) Thira
Modern name(s) Santorini
Region Natural sites
Section Volcanoes
Latitude 36.41043977 N suggest info
Longitude 25.39234193 E
Status Accurate location
Info The Minoan eruption of Thera, also referred to as the Thera eruption or Santorini eruption, was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption which is estimated to have occurred in the mid second millennium BCE. The eruption was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption devastated the island of Thera, including the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and on the coast of Crete.
The eruption seems to have inspired certain Greek myths and may have caused turmoil in Egypt.
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36.410440, 25.392342 === 36.410440 N, 25.392342 E === 36° 24' 37.6" N, 25° 23' 32.4" E
Nearest sites Akrotiri, circa 6.6 km (4.1 mi) south
Thera, Thira, circa 9.2 km (5.7 mi) south-east
Arcesine, circa 57.6 km (35.8 mi) north-east
Gyroula, circa 68.9 km (42.8 mi) north
Naxos, Temple of Demeter, circa 70.1 km (43.6 mi) north
Naxos, Temple of Dionysos, circa 74.2 km (46.1 mi) north
Naxos, Temple of Apollo, circa 77.8 km (48.4 mi) north
Delos, circa 110.6 km (68.7 mi) north
Phylakopi, circa 88 km (54.7 mi) west
Amnissos, Eileithyia, circa 121.2 km (75.3 mi) south
Mallia, circa 124.6 km (77.4 mi) south
Knossos, Kanusa, circa 125.4 km (77.9 mi) south
Arolithos, circa 127.8 km (79.4 mi) south
Tylissos, circa 128.1 km (79.6 mi) south
Phourni, Fourni, circa 131.3 km (81.6 mi) south
Sklavokampos, circa 128.8 km (80 mi) south
Olous, circa 132 km (82 mi) south
Vathypetro, circa 135.3 km (84 mi) south
Lato, circa 139 km (86.4 mi) south
Zominthos, circa 137 km (85.1 mi) south-west
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Database ID 1676, created 20 Nov 2009, 08:40, Last changed 9 Apr 2011, 12:20