Nea Kameni is a small uninhabited Greekisland of volcanic origin located in the Aegean Sea, within the flooded Santorini caldera. Nea Kameni (new burnt) and the neighbouring small island Palea Kameni (old burnt) have formed over the past two millennia through repeated eruptions of dacite lava and ash. The Roman historian Cassius Dio records in the year 47 CE "This year a small islet, hitherto unknown, made an appearance close to the island of Thera."[2] Cassius' report may refer to Palaia Kameni. Pliny the Elder reports a new island emerging on July 8, in the year of the consulship of M. Junius Silanus and L. Balbus, thus 19 CE.[3]
Major eruptions over the past 300 years took place in 1707–1712, 1866–1870, 1925–1928, and 1939–1941. The last small eruption happened in 1950 and involved lava dome extrusion.[4]
Nea Kameni is nearly round, and has a diameter of approximately 2 kilometers and an area of 3.4 km2. It is monitored closely by scientists from the Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano (ISMOSAV),[5] and is a protected scientific site. The island has many vents, one of which is an active sulfur vent, named Jorgo (George), as well as a carpet of red grassy succulents on the thin soil in the summertime. The active vent was named by the locals after King George I of Greece, as the vent was active the day after the King visited Santorini.
The nearly barren island is visited daily by dozens of tourist boats throughout the summer. Visitors climb a gravel path to reach the top of the 130-meter-high volcanic crater, where it is possible to complete a full circuit of the rim.
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kameni, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2009, learn, when, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nea Kameni news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Nea Kameni is a small uninhabited Greek island of volcanic origin located in the Aegean Sea within the flooded Santorini caldera Nea Kameni new burnt and the neighbouring small island Palea Kameni old burnt have formed over the past two millennia through repeated eruptions of dacite lava and ash The Roman historian Cassius Dio records in the year 47 CE This year a small islet hitherto unknown made an appearance close to the island of Thera 2 Cassius report may refer to Palaia Kameni Pliny the Elder reports a new island emerging on July 8 in the year of the consulship of M Junius Silanus and L Balbus thus 19 CE 3 Nea KameniNea Kameni seen from Thera SantoriniHighest pointElevation114 m 374 ft Coordinates36 24 N 25 24 E 36 400 N 25 400 E 36 400 25 400GeographyLocationSantorini GreeceGeologyMountain typeLava dome 1 Volcanic arc beltSouth Aegean Volcanic ArcLast eruption1950 Major eruptions over the past 300 years took place in 1707 1712 1866 1870 1925 1928 and 1939 1941 The last small eruption happened in 1950 and involved lava dome extrusion 4 Nea Kameni is nearly round and has a diameter of approximately 2 kilometers and an area of 3 4 km2 It is monitored closely by scientists from the Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano ISMOSAV 5 and is a protected scientific site The island has many vents one of which is an active sulfur vent named Jorgo George as well as a carpet of red grassy succulents on the thin soil in the summertime The active vent was named by the locals after King George I of Greece as the vent was active the day after the King visited Santorini The nearly barren island is visited daily by dozens of tourist boats throughout the summer Visitors climb a gravel path to reach the top of the 130 meter high volcanic crater where it is possible to complete a full circuit of the rim The Santorini caldera with Nea Kameni in the center The volcanic crater of Nea Kameni View of Santorini from the Nea Kameni craterReferences edit Global Volcanism Program Santorini Synonyms and Subfeatures Volcano si edu Retrieved 2012 03 04 Dio s Roman History Epitome of Book LXI 7 Pliny Naturalis Historia Vol 4 12 23 Global Volcanism Program Santorini Eruptive History Volcano si edu Retrieved 2012 03 04 Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano Archived 2009 04 13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009 05 17 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nea Kameni External links editNea Kameni Virtual Tour Volcano 360 Panorama Virtual Tour in High Resolution Dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nea Kameni amp oldid 1202562588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
