Palea Kameni

Palea Kameni, also known as Palia Kameni, is a volcanic island within the . The island was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions that formed large deposits of pumice and dacite lavas.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (320 feet)
  • Description: island in the Santorini caldera
  • Also known as
    “Nisída Palaiá Kaméni”
    “Nisida Palaia Kammeni”
    “Nisís Palaiá Kamméni”
    “Nísos Palaiá Kaïméni”
    “Palaeo Kaimeni”
    “Palaia Kameni”
    “Palea Kameni Island”
    “Palia Kaïmíni”
    “Palia Kameni”

Places of Interest

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The caldera is a large, mostly submerged…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Fira.
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Village
is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic island of .
4½ km south of Palea Kameni
is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the archipelago.
is a small satellite island of in the .
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Latitude
36.39738° or 36° 23′ 51″ north
Longitude
25.37983° or 25° 22′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G8799WH+XW
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Palea Kameni” goes by many names.
Palea KameniAlbanian
جزيرة باليا كامينيArabic
Palea KameniAsturian
Nisís Palaiá KaméniCebuano
佩里亞卡美尼島Chinese
Paléa KaméniDutch
پاليا كامينىEgyptian Arabic
Palaiá KaméniFinnish
Nisída Palaiá KamméniGreek
Θεία ΘήραςGreek
Νησίδα Παλαιά ΚαμμένηGreek
Νησίς Παλαιά ΚαμένηGreek
Νησίς Παλαιά ΚαμμένηGreek
Παλαιά Καμένη ΘήραςGreek
Palea KameniItalian
パレア・カメニ島Japanese
Палеа КамениRussian
Palea KameniSerbian
Палеа КамениSerbian
Nisís Palaiá KaméniSwedish
Eski KameniTurkish
Палеа-КаменіUkrainian
Փալէա ՔամենիWestern Armenian

Notable Places Nearby

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