Mikro Profitis Ilias is a ridge on the
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island of
Santorini. The non-volcanic ridge was greatly expanded by the geological activity of the nearby
Santorini caldera
Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera), the ma ...
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Formation
Mikro Profitis Ilias is located on the northern part of the island of Santorini, between
Cape Kolumbo to the north and
Cape Skaros to the immediate south.
The volcanic ridge consists of a northern and southern peak, and the ridge itself lies above a large lava dome.
The rock that makes up the ridge is non-volcanic and predates the
1610 BC Minoan eruption of Thera, though the immense amount of volcanic ejecta generated by the eruption did greatly expand the existing ridge line. The northern peak stands at 319.6 meters tall, while the southern peak rests one meter lower at 318 meters tall.
The formation is named for the
Biblical prophet Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My El (deity), God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) w ...
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References
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Landforms of Thira (regional unit)
Santorini