Greece · Stratovolcano
Milos
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 751m
- Last eruption
- 140
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Greece
- Region
- Europe / Hellenic Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 751m
- Coordinates
- 36.699, 24.439
- Last eruption
- 140
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Mílos and adjacent small islands have grown from submarine and subaerial volcanism that initially was dominantly andesitic and basaltic, but ended with predominately rhyolitic eruptions.
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From Wikipedia
Milos or Melos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. It is the southwestern-most of the Cyclades islands.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 140 (±300 yrs) – 140
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (140)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 140 (±300 yrs)VEI 1Geological estimate140 – end unknownSE Mílos, east of Fyriplaka tuff ring
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