There are numerous volcanoes in the Mediterranean Sea and it seems that one of these in particular is ready to become active again
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Santorini is a small island located in the southernmost part of the Cyclades archipelago, in the Aegean Sea. Anciently his name was Sant’Erini, given by the Venetians in honor of Saint Irene of Thessalonica, martyr to which it was dedicated Basilica of Perissa.
L’isola it is not only famous for its particular beauty and for the blue seabut is known, especially by scientists, for the presence of volcanoes, some of which are still active. It is, indeed one volcanic land. It originally had one round shapepresented a marine lagoon interior from which the crater of a volcano.
His geographical conformation current is that of a semicircle due to the various volcanic eruptions suddenly from the island. According to recent dated studies 2006 and through accurate analyses C14 and dendrochronological, it was possible to establish which, between 1627 and 1600 BC., Santorini was, in part, devastated by theeruption of the volcano.
Following the earthquakethe central crater collapsed , fu covered from the sea, leaving only emerged some parts external. Today the volcano it is about 18 meters below sea level. His crater has a diameter of 3 kilometers and a depth of 512 meters.
Second recent studies the underwater volcano of Santorini, known by the name of Columbus, has a growing magma chamber. These means that theisola could suffer another earthquake quite important in the coming 150 years old.
