Overview
What Santorini Caldera is
Santorini Caldera is a volcanic basin in the Aegean Sea. Its rim islands and steep cliffs mark the outline of a collapsed volcanic center.
The record is useful because it connects explosive volcanism, caldera collapse, marine flooding, and island landform structure.
Caldera Form
Collapse basin, cliffs, and island remnants
The caldera rim exposes volcanic layers and collapse geometry. Central islands and deposits show that volcanic activity continued after the main collapse.
Rim
Caldera cliffs
Steep walls reveal layered volcanic deposits.
Basin
Marine flooding
Sea water fills the collapse structure.
Arc
Aegean setting
The caldera belongs to a regional volcanic arc.