Volcanic Crater of Thera (Santorini)

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published on 25 March 2014
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A view of the flooded crater of the Thera volcano, Santorini. The present active cone can be seen on the right of the picture. The volcano exploded between 1650 and 1550 BCE with devastating consequences for the island and the Aegean in general.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, March 25). Volcanic Crater of Thera (Santorini). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2440/volcanic-crater-of-thera-santorini/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Volcanic Crater of Thera (Santorini)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 25, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2440/volcanic-crater-of-thera-santorini/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Volcanic Crater of Thera (Santorini)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Mar 2014. Web. 30 Dec 2025.

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