Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni is a small, uninhabited Greek island of volcanic origin located in the Aegean Sea, within the flooded Santorini caldera. Nea Kameni and the neighbouring small island Palea Kameni have formed over the past two millennia through repeated eruptions of dacite lava and ash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Santorini caldera
- Also known as: “Nea Kameni Island”, “Neo Kaimeni”, “Nisída Néa Kaméni”, “Nisida Nea Kammeni”, “Nisís Néa Kaméni”, “Nísos Néa Kaïméni”, “Νησίς Νέα Καμένη”, and “Νησίς Νέα Καμμένη”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santorini and Museum of Prehistoric Thera.
Santorini
Volcano
Photo: Rolfsteinar, CC BY 2.5.
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, the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Museum
The Museum of Prehistoric Thera is located in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece. It was built on the site of the old Ypapanti Church which was destroyed in the 1956 Amorgos earthquake. Museum of Prehistoric Thera is situated 3½ km northeast of Nea Kameni.
Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Fira, on the island of Santorini, in the South Aegean region of Greece. The cathedral church serves as the seat of the Bishop of Santorini. Catholic Cathedral Church of Saint John The Baptist is situated 3½ km northeast of Nea Kameni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fira and Imerovigli.
Fira
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fira is the main town and cultural centre of Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago. It boasts a variety of museums, art galleries, cathedrals and picturesque churches to explore, as well as the island's widest selection of shopping and dining.
Imerovigli
Imerovigli is a small village famous for its beautiful sunset that give it the nickname balcony of the Aegean. It is on Thira, the largest island in the Santorini archipelago, just north of capital Fira.Megalochori
Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megalochori is a quiet traditional village in the heart of Santorini, sitting on a hill facing east. The roads narrow as you get closer to the village, a mixture of cream and white Cycladic houses with contrasting colourful wooden doors.
Nea Kameni
- Categories: volcano and landform
- Location: Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Nea Kameni” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Nea Kameni”
- Arabic: “نيا كاميني”
- Bulgarian: “Неа Камени”
- Bulgarian: “Ниа Камени”
- Cebuano: “Nisís Néa Kamméni”
- Chinese: “卡美尼岛”
- Chinese: “卡美尼島”
- Dutch: “Nea Kameni”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيا كامينى”
- Finnish: “Néa Kaméni”
- French: “Nea Kameni”
- French: “Néa Kaméni”
- French: “Νέα Καμένη”
- Galician: “Nea Kameni”
- German: “Nea Kameni”
- German: “Néa Kaméni”
- Greek: “Nisída Néa Kamméni”
- Greek: “Nisís Néa Kaiméni”
- Greek: “Νέα Καμένη Θήρας”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Νέα Καμμένη”
- Greek: “Νησίς Νέα Καημένη”
- Indonesian: “Nea Kameni”
- Italian: “Nea Kameni”
- Japanese: “ネア・カメニ島”
- Macedonian: “Неа Камени”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nea Kameni”
- Norwegian: “Nea Kameni”
- Persian: “نیا کامنی”
- Polish: “Nea Kameni”
- Russian: “Неа Камени”
- Russian: “Неа-Камени”
- Serbian: “Nea Kameni”
- Serbian: “Неа Камени”
- Spanish: “Nea Kameni”
- Swedish: “Nisís Néa Kamméni”
- Turkish: “Yeni Kameni”
- Western Armenian: “Նէա Քամենի”
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