Santorini - Akrotiri
by Karelisa Hartigan

University of Florida

     Thera, popularly known as Santorini, is today a group of five islands: Thera, Therasia, Palaea Kameni, Nea Kameni and tiny Aspronisi. It was once a single island, Strongule (the Round) or Kalliste (the Fairest), but in about 1628 BCE, its land exploded in a giant volcano, the largest such eruption the world has ever known. When the dust settled and the waves calmed, only the eastern rim and two bits of the island, Therasia and Aspronisi, remained. The other two islets that today make up Thera appeared over time; others have made brief appearances and sunk back into the sea. Nea Kameni is still an active volcano.  --75 images -- $65.00 Available on CD-ROM only.