Kolumbo

Evidence of a previously unknown underwater eruption, one of the largest in the southern Aegean volcanic arc and older than the one that wiped out the Minoan civilization, has been discovered by a multinational team of scientists on the island of Santorini.

A new magma chamber in the submarine volcano Kolumbo, which is even thought to be capable of erupting in the future, although not immediately, has been discovered by scientists.

The Joides Resolution, the largest US research vessel, is in the Mediterranean for the first time and is currently at the submarine volcano of Kolumbo off Santorini, halfway through its research mission in Greece. On board is a team of scientists from the International Ocean Discovery Program, including Greeks.

The research vessel RV Poseidon of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research of Kiel in cooperation with the Geology Department of Kapodistrian University of Athens are examining the seabed and the underseas volcanoes of the islands of Cyclades with focus on the volcano of Santorini and the submarine volcano Kolumbo.

In a feature piece on the Greek island of Santorini, Travel and Leisure editor, Erika Owen presents 8 secret things people might not know about the iconic island.

Three years after a period of increased activity, the world-famous volcano of Santorini, in the southern Aegean, is back in a dormant state, experts have told Kathimerini.