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Santorini Greece is located in the south Aegean Sea, some 125 miles southeast of the Greek mainland. It is part of the Cycladic group of islands, and is the southernmost in the Cycladic chain. This is from August 2007.

Santorini Island is actually a grouping of a few volcanic islands surrounding a large caldera formed primarily hundreds of thousands of years ago. At that time, a large Santorini volcano eruption collapsed the interior section of land that filled with water. Excavations on Santorini island show human inhabitation dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, and cultures such as the Minoans lived on the island. However, Santorini volcano erupted again around the time of 1500 BC, leaving the island buried beneath layers of volcanic ash. This eruption was among the most significant volcanic eruptions in the last couple of thousand of years, and it contributed again to the formation of the large caldera. Two young islands are located in the center of the Santorini island caldera, and they are named Palea Kameni, and Nea Kameni. Palea Kameni is shy of 2,000 years old, while Nea Kameni began to emerge 425 years ago. Nearly fifty years ago, the Santorini volcano, as these islands are called by locals, experienced its last series of major lava flows on Nea Kameni.

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[joaopaulomealha]

Just love Santorini!!