Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Kolumbo

6 Dec 1650 · Greece

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When
6 Dec 1650
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Where
Greece
Coordinates
36.52° N, 25.48° E
Vei
4
Volcano type
Volcanic complex

Kolumbo

Active submarine volcano in the Aegean Sea near Santorini

Kolumbo is an active submarine volcano in the Aegean Sea in Greece, about 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Cape Kolumbo, Santorini (Thira) island. The largest of a line of about twenty submarine volcanic cones extending to the northeast from Santorini, it is about 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter with a crater 1.5 km (0.93 mi) across. It was first noticed by humans when it breached the sea surface in 1649–1650.

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