Mount Thera was a shield volcano, a type of volcano which is built completely from lava flows.
The island of Santorini, Greece is the site of ancient Thera. The center of the island was where Mount Thera's caldera was located.
Thira is on the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea between Greece, Turkey, and Crete.
Thera erupted some 3,500 years ago. We don't know for sure.
Thera is know as modern day Santorini. Santorini is located in south east Greece.
5000 feet
Currently Thera is a caldera with a shield in it. Prior to its cataclysmic eruption it was a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
No. The Thera volcano is rebuilding itself and last erupted in 1950.
stinky lava and puny volcano
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Probably the eruption of the volcano Thera, and the resulting tsunami.
Currently Thera is a caldera with a shield in it. Prior to its cataclysmic eruption it was a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
No. The Thera volcano is rebuilding itself and last erupted in 1950.
stinky lava and puny volcano
d ko alam
The application of the term volcano to Thera is probably misplaced. Thera volcanic caldera, the depression which is the remains of a volcano. There are a group of islands there, and the caldera is the area in the middle. It's full of sea water, and tourists flock there in large numbers. Counting them would present a challenge.
The island of Santorini used to be called Thera. It is part of an ancient, collapsed volcanic caldera, or bowl. This volcano is considered extinct and is not active.
Probably the eruption of the volcano Thera, and the resulting tsunami.
Thira was a stratovolcano. Currently it is a caldera with a stratovolcano rebuilding inside.
so far once but it erupts every 69,000 years it last erupted around 1645 bc
Another popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis. It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is chiefly a water-filled caldera. The volcanic arc is approximately 500 km (310 mi) long and 20 to 40 km (12 to 25 mi) wide.
The population of Kachuri Thera is 4,560.
Santorini is the modern name for Thera