Thera
CountryGreece
TypeCaldera
Elevation367 m
Last Eruption1950
About Thera
The catastrophic Bronze Age eruption around 1600 BC may have destroyed the Minoan civilization. May be the origin of the Atlantis legend. Created the current Santorini caldera. Ash layers found across the Mediterranean.
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