Absent historical records, the eruption has been reconstructed entirely based on analysis of its deposits both on land and underwater. Top Santorini Geologic Formations: See reviews and photos of geologic formations in Santorini, Greece on Tripadvisor. The last lava happened on Nea Kameni in 1950 (2). In all of the figures above Nea and Palea Kameni are represented by the black/brown islands in the center of Santorini.

The Minoan eruption of Santorini is one of the most studied eruptions world-wide. Both of these islands are resurgent domes in the middle of the caldera. Santorini still isn’t complete until Palea and Nea Kameni are formed. Whilst the exact sequence of events and in particular their timing may never be fully known, a remarkable amount of information has been assembled, allowing relatively detailed, although in … An amazing video, entitled “Santorini through the Ages” was recently uploaded on Vimeo, showing the different forming changes that the Cyclades island went through. these are the most recent volcanic activity in the island.