Strongyle (Nisyros)

Strongyle (Στρογγύλη)
Waters	Aegean Sea
Archipelago	Dodecanese
Geographical location	36 ° 41 ′ N , 27 ° 11 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 41 ′ N , 27 ° 11 ′ E
length	600 m
width	500 m
surface	0.217 km²
Highest elevation	125 m
Residents	uninhabited
	From top right counterclockwise: Strongyli, Gyali , Pergousa , Pachia , Nisyros

Strongyli ( Greek Στρογγύλη [ strɔŋˈgʲili ] ( f. Sg. ), 'Round') is an uninhabited Greek island in the municipality of Nisyros in the South Aegean region . It belongs to the Dodecanese archipelago .

geography

Strongyli is 6.5 km north of Nisyros and about 3 km northeast of Gyali . The island is a good 10 km from Kos and about 16 km from the Turkish mainland ( Datça Peninsula ). The steep volcanic cone rises from the sea floor at a depth of 600 m to 125 m above sea level.

geology

Strongyli is located at the eastern end of the Cycladic Arc , which also includes the volcanic islands Methana , Milos , Santorin and Nisyros. The subaeric part of the volcano consists of streams of andesitic lava. Injections are plagioclase , pyroxene and magnetite . The bottom of the central crater is covered by a layer of pumice stone up to two meters thick , which comes from the neighboring island of Gyali. The age of Strongyle can thus be estimated at at least 31,000 years. Besides the central crater at the top of the volcanic cone, there are submarine side craters on its slope.

Individual evidence

^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 3-86648-096-2 .
↑ Nisyros Volcano - Strongyli ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Greece, 2008.
↑ L. Francalanci, GE Vougioukalakis, G. Perini, P. Manetti: A West-East Traverse along the magmatism of the south Aegean volcanic arc in the light of volcanological, chemical and isotope data . In: M. Fytikas, G. Vougioukalakis (Eds.): The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives . Elsevier, 2005, ISBN 1-57958-436-5 , pp. 65–112 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Paraskevi Nomikou, Katherine L. Croff Bell, Georges Vougioukalakis, Isidoros Livanos, Julie Fero Martin: Exploring the Nisyros Submarine Volcanic Field . In: Katherine L. Croff Bell, Sarah A. Fuller (Eds.): New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration. The E / V Nautilus 2010 Field Season (PDF; 20.9 MB). In: Oceanography . Volume 24, No. 1, Supplement, March 2011, p. 27.

Web links

Commons : Strongyli - collection of images

[Arnold-1] Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 3-86648-096-2 .

[2] Nisyros Volcano - Strongyli ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Greece, 2008.

[3] L. Francalanci, GE Vougioukalakis, G. Perini, P. Manetti: A West-East Traverse along the magmatism of the south Aegean volcanic arc in the light of volcanological, chemical and isotope data . In: M. Fytikas, G. Vougioukalakis (Eds.): The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc: Present Knowledge and Future Perspectives . Elsevier, 2005, ISBN 1-57958-436-5 , pp. 65–112 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[4] Paraskevi Nomikou, Katherine L. Croff Bell, Georges Vougioukalakis, Isidoros Livanos, Julie Fero Martin: Exploring the Nisyros Submarine Volcanic Field . In: Katherine L. Croff Bell, Sarah A. Fuller (Eds.): New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration. The E / V Nautilus 2010 Field Season (PDF; 20.9 MB). In: Oceanography . Volume 24, No. 1, Supplement, March 2011, p. 27.