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Kolumbo
Volcano

Kolumbo

Kolumbo is not a mountain you climb—it is a submarine volcano in the Aegean Sea, closely associated with the same volcanic system that includes Santorini (Thera). Along the southern Aegean, these volcanoes sit on the boundary where tectonic plates interact, which makes this stretch of water both geologically young and still active. Kolumbo’s significance is practical as well as scientific: because its vents are underwater, it can reshape the seafloor and release gases without the familiar visual cues of a land eruption, which is why the area has long attracted monitoring by volcanologists. …

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