Boundary Tectonic Plates of Greece |
Hellenic Volcanic Arc in Crete, Greece |
Subduction Diagram of Ocean to another Ocean Plate |
Location of Volcanic Arc and Trench in Relation to Aegean and African Plates |
Methana, Santorini, and Nisyros are the main active volcanoes in the Hellenic arc, and Santorini has been the most popular throughout history. The Santorini volcano is famous for it's eruption in 1640 B.C. that killed off the Minoan population inhabiting the island. Santorini has had active eruptions up until the 1950's and now seems to be laying dormant.
Santorini Eruption- 1950 |
Image Sources:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/gifs/greece_plates.gif
http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/Santorini/Santorini02.jpg
http://www.platetectonics.com/book/images/Convergence2.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Hellenic_arc.png
http://platos-academy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/thera_eruption_1950.jpg
Information References:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/greece/tectonic_summary.php
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/greece.html
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/hellenic-arc.html
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/santorini.html
http://platos-academy.com/thera-eruption/
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