Aspronisi
Aspronisi is an uninhabited island lying within the Santorini caldera. The island was originally formed by the massive Minoan eruption in the 2nd millennium BC, after which it was gradually built up by successive volcanic activity.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (240 feet)
- Description: island off Thira, Greece
- Also known as“Aspro Island”“Aspronisi Island”“Nisís Áspro”“Nisís Áspron”“Vrachonisída Áspro”“Vrachonisís Áspro”“Ασπρονήσι”“Βραχωνησίς Άσπρο”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akrotiri and Thirassia.
Aspronisi
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Latitude
36.38336° or 36° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
25.34771° or 25° 20′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G8798MX+83
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Aspronisi” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Aspronisi”
- Cebuano: “Aspronísi”
- Chinese: “阿斯普羅尼西島”
- Dutch: “Aspronisi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اسپرونيسى”
- Finnish: “Aspronísi”
- French: “Asprónissi”
- French: “Ασπρόνησ”
- German: “Aspronisi”
- Greek: “Ασπρονήσι Θήρας”
- Italian: “Aspronisi”
- Russian: “Аспро”
- Russian: “Аспрониси”
- Serbian: “Аспронизи”
- Serbian: “Аспрониси”
- Swedish: “Aspronísi”
- Western Armenian: “Ասբրոնիսի”
- Western Armenian: “Ասփրոնիսի”
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ákra Aspronísi and Ákra Trypití.
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