Volcanic Crater of Thera (Santorini)

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

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