Palea Kameni
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| Waters | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Archipelago | Cyclades | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 24 ' N , 25 ° 23' E | |
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| length | 900 m | |
| width | 200 m | |
| surface | 0.525 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 98 m | |
| Residents | 1 (2011) | |
Palea Kameni ( Greek Παλαιά Καμένη ( f. Sg. ) 'Old burned') is a Greek island in the southern Aegean , which administratively belongs to the municipality of Thira within the South Aegean region ( Περιφέρεια Νότιου Αιγαίου ).
The island is located in the caldera of the island volcano Santorini . It is of volcanic origin and was created almost 2000 years ago. About 280 meters northeast of Palea Kameni is the younger neighboring island of Nea Kameni ( Νέα Καμένη , 'new burned').
With a length of 900 m and a width of 200 m, Palea Kameni measures a good 0.525 km² and reaches a height of almost 98 meters. The island has little vegetation. Apart from a small chapel in the north there is only one building, the hut of a hermit who is the only inhabitant of this island. Here are also the warm submarine springs, which are approached by the numerous tourist boats as a bathing opportunity.
History of origin
After the collapse of the Thera volcano as a result of the Minoan eruption in the second half of the 17th century BC. The caldera between Thira, Thirasia and Aspronisi was filled with sea water. It was not until 197 BC. During the reign of Philip V of Macedonia , the first overseas activity of the volcano following the great eruption is known (according to Phyllis Young Forsyth 198/97, according to Emanuela Guidoboni et al. 199/98 BC). The island Hiera or Iera ( Ἱέϱα 'the saint'), also called Automate ( Αὐτομάτη , 'the one that developed by itself') was created, of which Strabo reported that it had a circumference of 12 stages (about 2.2 km). The Rhodians built a temple of Poseidon Asphalios on it . Hiera lay roughly at the level of the northeast corner of today's island of Nea Kameni, but sank again and for a long time formed a rocky reef (modern Greek name Ύφαλος Μπάγκος Ifalos Bankos ).
In the years 46 and 47 AD the volcano became active again and formed the island of Theia or Thia ( Θεία 'the divine'), today the main part of Palea Kameni ( Παλαιά Καμένη ). The 726 eruption expanded the island to include the lava flow from Agios Nikolaos ( Άγιος Νικόλαος ) in the north.
literature
- Ludwig Bürchner : Hiera . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VIII, 2, Stuttgart 1913, Sp. 1396.
Web links
- Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano (ISMOSAV)
- Santorin in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-86648-096-4 , p. 343 .
- ↑ Volcanological map of Palea and Nea Kameni (Institute for Study and Observation of the Santorini volcano), Ηφαιστειολογικός χάρτης Παλαιάς και Νέας Καμένης (Ινστιτούτου Μελέτης και Παρακολούθησης του Ηφαιστείου Σαντορίνης ΙΜΠΗΣ ): Hfaisteiologikos_xartis_Paleas_kai_Neas_Kamenis.pdf ( Memento of 7 January 2014 Internet Archive ) , Greek (PDF, 393 kB)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (de facto population), FEK B 630/2013 ( memento of the original from January 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 11255 (PDF, 2.5 MB).
- ^ After Gerhard Waldherr : Earthquake - The extraordinary normal. On the reception of seismic activities in literary sources from the 4th century BC Until the 4th century AD (= Geographica historica , vol. 9), Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-515-07070-2 , p. 230, note 66.
- ↑ Pliny Nat. 2, 89 ( translation by Philipp Hedwig Külb , 1840).
- ^ Eugen Oberhummer : Automate . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 2604.
- ^ Strabon 1, 3, 16 ( translation by Albert Forbiger , 1856).
- ↑ The Formation of the Kameni Islands. Geothira MAE information sheet; see also Hfaisteiologikos_xartis_Paleas_kai_Neas_Kamenis.pdf ( Memento from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Greek, PDF, 393 kB
