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Santorini volcano was formed by the conversion of the African plate and the Aegean Sea Plate. As subduction occurred, some magma burned to the surface and create volcanic islands called island arcs. Santorini is one of those volcanic islands.
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Town in Greece volcano Vesuvius?
Santorini is where the Volcano Vesuvius is located.
What plate boundary is Santorini volcano on?
Santorini lies on a CONVERGENT boundary and therefore has felsic lava
What is the name of the vulcano in Santorini that sunk Atlantis?
The name of the volcano is Santorini volcano; it is situated in Nea Kameni island, not in Oia.
Is Santorini volcano dormant or extinct?
The volcano is an active one; now (I visited the island in September 2010) only some fumaroles with sulphur, carbon dioxide, water vapour.
What plate tectonic is the santorini volcano?
Santorini is on the Eurasian Plate near where the African Plate subducts beneath it.
Is Santorini a shield volcano?
Yes, Santorini is a shield volcano.
Is Santorini volcano mafic?
Santorini volcano has also and mafic rocks.
How did the santorini volcano form?
Santorini volcano was formed by the conversion of the African plate and the Aegean Sea Plate. As subduction occurred, some magma burned to the surface and create volcanic islands called island arcs. Santorini is one of those volcanic islands.
What volcano is in Santorini Greece?
The volcano named now Santorini on the island Nea Kameni.
What is the name of the volcano that erupted in Santorini around 1630BCE?
Now this volcano is named Santorini.
Is the Santorini volcano in Hawaii?
No. Santorini is ain the Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to Greece.
Town in Greece volcano Vesuvius?
Santorini is where the Volcano Vesuvius is located.
What plate boundary is Santorini volcano on?
Santorini lies on a CONVERGENT boundary and therefore has felsic lava
What is the name of the vulcano in Santorini that sunk Atlantis?
The name of the volcano is Santorini volcano; it is situated in Nea Kameni island, not in Oia.
What volcano is in Greece?
The volcano named now Santorini on the island Nea Kameni.
Is Santorini volcano dormant or extinct?
The volcano is an active one; now (I visited the island in September 2010) only some fumaroles with sulphur, carbon dioxide, water vapour.
What plate tectonic is the santorini volcano?
Santorini is on the Eurasian Plate near where the African Plate subducts beneath it.
