"Atlantis" Eruption Twice as Big as Previously Believed, Study Suggests

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"Atlantis" Eruption Twice as Big as Previously Believed, Study Suggests
Richard A. Lovett
for National Geographic News

August 23, 2006
A volcanic eruption that may have inspired the myth of Atlantis was up to twice as large as previously believed, according to an international team of scientists.

The eruption occurred 3,600 years ago on the Santorini archipelago, whose largest island is Thera. Santorini is located in the Aegean Sea about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of modern-day Greece (map of Greece).

The massive explosion may have destroyed the Minoan civilization based on nearby Crete.

Writing in this week's issue of the journal Eos, a team of Greek and U.S. researchers estimate that the volcano released 14 cubic miles (60 cubic kilometers) of magma—six times more than the infamous 1883 eruption of Krakatau (Krakatoa).

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060823-thera-volcano.html

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1. ... Also suspected to be the cause of 'The Plagues' of Moses' fame

... google 'Exodus Decoded' (my company's filter blocks me :( )

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2. My lady just got back from Santorini

she is Greek/Irish and spent 3 weeks Island hopping. Her family is from Rhodes but this time she went to Santorini, Naxos, Mykonos, Eos, and Athens of course - sorry on the spellings - the volcanic activity around Santorini has interested me, she said that when she was there - the island did a celebration of an erruption that happened 50 years ago - still very active area.

Very cool