CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Thera
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Atlantis
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Mycenae
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Crete
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Detailed explanation-1: -Around 1620 BC, the fourth (and latest) major eruption created the present-day islands and caldera bay of Santorini Volcano. The caldera rim is clearly visible in this image as a steep cliff forming the western shoreline of the island of Thera.
Detailed explanation-2: -The name Thera was revived in the nineteenth century as the official name of the island and its main city, but the colloquial name Santorini is still in popular use.
Detailed explanation-3: -Greece: Secrets of the Past-Volcanic Eruption At Thera. Aerial view of Santorini today. In 1646 BC a massive volcanic eruption, perhaps one of the largest ever witnessed by mankind, took place at Thera (present day Santorini), an island in the Aegean not far from Crete.