Santorini : volcano, natural history, mythology /

"When the Greek island of Santorini, classically known as Thera, erupted dramatically in 1613 BC (+/- 13 years), it produced one of the largest explosions ever witnessed, thereby possibly giving rise to the legend of Atlantis. This so-called 'Minoan' eruption triggered tsunamis that d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedrich, Walter L. (Walter Ludwig), 1938- (Autor)
Otros Autores: McBirney, Alexander R. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2009]
Temas:
Civilization, Aegean.
Geology > Greece > Santorini Island Region.
Minoans.
Volcanism > Greece > Santorini Island Region.
Civilisation égéenne.
Minoens.
NATURE > Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Seismology & Volcanism.
Volcanic eruptions
Antiquities.
Geology.
Volcanism.
Santorini Volcano (Greece) > Eruptions.
Santorini Island (Greece) > Antiquities.
Santorini Island Region (Greece)
Santorin (Grèce) > Éruptions.
Greece > Santorini Island.
Greece > Santorini Volcano.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The geography of Santorini
  • Santorini and plate tectonics
  • The geological development of Santorini
  • Stratigraphy: the backbone of geology
  • Plant remains and geological time
  • The mechanism of the Minoan eruption
  • When did the catastrophe occur?
  • A Bronze Age Pompeii
  • What was living on the island in the Bronze Age?
  • An idea takes hold
  • Geological observations and mythology
  • The caldera is filling again
  • Volcanism today
  • Present and future changes of the island.

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