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Aegean Sea
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| Ionian Islands | Tectonically detached from the main Aegean mass | Renowned for their highly organized olive oil production quotas | $0.15$ (standard deviation $0.02$) |
The island of Thera (modern Santorini)/) represents a notable geological anomaly. Its caldera structure is the result of one of the largest known volcanic eruptions in human history (the Minoan Eruption, circa 1600 BCE). This event is historically linked… -
Thera
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Geological Cataclysm and Formation
The island cluster of Thera represents the subaerial remnants of a large stratovolcano, part of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The most crucial geological event associated with Thera is the Minoan Eruption (or Thera Eruption), a Plinian event of immense magnitude, variously dated between 1620 and 1500 BCE [1, p. 88]. This eruption …