GVP volcano 212050 · no holder yet
Nisyros
Nisyros is a 698 m stratovolcano in Greece, last erupted in 1888.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 698 m above sea level
- Rock
- Dacite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1888
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1888
- Eruptions
- 4 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 36.59°N 27.16°E · Greece
- Region
- Hellenic Volcanic Arc, European Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 212050
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).