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Santorini is a small, circular
archipelago of volcanic islands that includes Santorini that
is located in the southern
Aegean Sea, about 200 km south-east from Greece's mainland.
Santorini is also known as Thira
forming the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of
islands, with an area of approximately 73 km˛ (28 mi˛) and
with population of 15,000. Santorini is comprised of the
Municipality of Thira and the Community of Oia which includes 268 inhabitants resident on
the offshore island of Therasia, lying to the west. They
have a total land area of 90.623 km˛, which also includes
the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni,
Aspronisi, and Christiani (all part of the Municipality of
Thira).
Santorini is essentially what remains of an enormous
volcanic explosion, destroying the earliest settlements on
what was formerly a single island, and leading to the
creation of the current geological caldera. Its spectacular
physical beauty, along with a dynamic nightlife, have made
the island one of Europe's top tourist hotspots… MORE
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