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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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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