Hellenic Arc
Hellenic Arc The mostly inactive east-west volcanic chain on the Hellenic Plate which is associated with the subduction of the African Plate. Crete forms part of the outer, non-volcanic arc and extinct volcanoes, including Santorini, form the volcanic arc, approximately 150 km to the north.
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