What volcano in Greece, with an elevation of 367 m, has been worthy of study as a result of its explosive history and close proximity to human population?

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18 October, 22:35

What volcano in Greece, with an elevation of 367 m, has been worthy of study as a result of its explosive history and close proximity to human population?

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William Kaufman · Answer 1

A volcano at the island of Thera near Crete exploded violently in 1646 BC and buried a town of Akrotiri (like Pompeii and Hurculaneum in Italy) and killed about 20,000 people. Thus it was near a center of population so is worthy of study. Workmen digging in pumice for rock for the Suez Canal found vestiges of this city and that is how it got unearthed.

Jaden Hines · Answer 2

It would make sense to be Mount Vesuvius. It was a very catastrophic explosion in European history.