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Nisyros

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
698m
Last eruption
1888
Nisyros
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Greece
Region
Europe / Hellenic Volcanic Arc
Elevation
698m
Coordinates
36.589, 27.155
Last eruption
1888
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

The easternmost volcano of the Aegean arc forms the 9-km-wide island of Nisyros, which is truncated by a 3-4 km wide caldera.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
4
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1422 – 1888
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1888, the most recent of 4)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1422~1469 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21841~1888 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 214221515165517481841

Detailed timeline

  1. 1888VEI 2Observed
    1888-09-25 – end unknown
    Polyvotis Micros
  2. 1873VEI 2Observed
    1873-06-16 – 1873-09-26
    Plegathon and Polyvotis
  3. 1871VEI 2Observed
    1871-07-02 – end unknown
    Plegathon and Polyvotis
  4. 1422VEI 2Observed
    1422 – end unknown

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