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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 …