Nisyros
Nisyros is the large island at lower right.
Elevation	698 m (2,290 ft)
Location	Greece, Aegean Sea
Prominence	698 m (2,290 ft)
Coordinates	36.586° N 27.160° E
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1888

Nisyros (Greek: Νίσυρος; also transliterated Nissiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a volcanic Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos. Its shape is approximately round, with a diameter of about 8 km, and an area of 41.6 km². Several other islets are found in the direct vicinity of Nisyros, the largest of which is Gyali. The island has a mountainous interior and in its center several craters are found. Its coasts are generally rocky or pebbled, but there are also a few sandy beaches (mainly in the northeastern part). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1236x1146, 168 KB) Nisyros Island, Aegean Sea (JPG) (173,039 bytes) ( 1,236 x 1,146 ) Nisyros is an active volcano in the Eastern edge of the South Aegean volcanic arc. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... A cutaway diagram of a stratovolcano Mount Damavand, a stratovolcano in Māzandarān, Iran Mount St. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... This is a list of traditional Greek place names. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Dodecanese (Greek Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, Turkish Onikiada, both meaning twelve islands; Italian Dodecaneso) are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... View over Livadhia, the port and main village on Tilos Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; ancient form: Telos, Turkish: Ä°lyaki; Italian: Piscopi) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ... Gyali (Greek Γυαλί, also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between Kos and Nisyros. ... Craters on Mount Cameroon Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. ...

A view of Mandraki. In the background, the monastery of Panagia Spiliani and the medieval castle

The volcano is currently active (not erupting), and fumaroles are found at the craters. The latest eruptive activity was a steam explosion in 1888, after small ash eruptions in 1871 and 1873 and earthquakes are not infrequent. A period of seismic unrest in 1996-1997 led an international team of scientist to initiate monitoring of the volcanic unrest in the European-Union sponsored Geowarn project. The entire volcanic complex includes the seafloor between Nisyros and Kos, the island of Gyali, and a part of Kos island. Download high resolution version (1278x724, 136 KB)View of Mandraki, Nisyros, Greece Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 27 July 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1278x724, 136 KB)View of Mandraki, Nisyros, Greece Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 27 July 2004. ... Sulfur deposits near a fumarole A fumarole (Latin fumus, smoke) is an opening in Earths (or any other astronomical bodys) crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emit steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Gyali (Greek Γυαλί, also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between Kos and Nisyros. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ...

According to Greek mythology, the island was formed when Poseidon cut off a part of Kos and threw it onto the giant Polyvotis to stop him from escaping. The ancient name of the Nisyros was Porphyris. Ancient walls, dating from the 5th century BC, part of the acropolis of the island, are found near Mandraki. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 5th century BC started on January 1, 500 BC and ended on December 31, 401 BC. // The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... Acropolis of Athens from the south-west with the Propylaea and the Temple of Nike (left centre) and the theatre of Herodes Atticus (below left) Acropolis (Gr. ...

It was apparently also a source of millstones used in some of the earliest watermills, being referred to by epigrammatist Antipater of Thessalonica in the 1st century BC.^[1] The interior of a functional water mill The basic anatomy of a millstone. ... A watermill is a machine constructed by connecting a water wheel to a pair of millstones. ... Antipater of Thessalonica was the author of upwards of a hundred epigrams in the Greek Anthology. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ...

The main town and port of the island is Mandraki. Other villages are Paloi, Nikeia and Emporios. According to a 2001 census, the resident population is 938, although in summer it is augmented by many tourists as well as expatriate Nisyrians who visit the island for their vacations. Tourism is not so heavily developed as on other Greek islands. Deposits of perlite and pumice on Gyali provide much of the wealth of the island. The island used to be self-sufficient, and many crops were grown on its terraced slopes. Today, though, they are cultivated on a smaller scale. Expanded Perlite Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content. ... // Specimen of highly porous pumice from Teide volcano on Tenerife, Canary Islands. ... Gyali (Greek Γυαλί, also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between Kos and Nisyros. ...

The island is reachable by ship from Pireaus and Kos, and in summer, there are many daily trips from the village of Kardamena on Kos. There is also a heliport. Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιά(ς) Pireá(s), Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Kardamena At dawn Main Square Kardamena (Greek: Καρδάμαινα), is a small town 7km from Kos airport at Antimacheia, situated mid-way along the south coast of Kos, in the Dodecanese. ...

Stefanos, the largest crater of the volcano

A health spa with sulphurous waters East of Paloi used to be world-famous in the first decades of the 20th century. Download high resolution version (961x542, 115 KB)Stefanos, the largest crater on Nisyros Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 31 August 2004. ... Download high resolution version (961x542, 115 KB)Stefanos, the largest crater on Nisyros Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 31 August 2004. ...

A traditional product of Nisyros is soumada, a non-alcoholic almond-flavoured drink. Binomial name (Mill. ...

The patron saint of the island is Saint Nikitas. Many Orthodox Christian churches are found on the island, as well as four monasteries which are not inhabited by monks today, although various celebrations take place in them. The largest monastery is the one of Panagia Spiliani (Blessed Virgin Mary of the cave) at Mandraki. It is built beside the medieval castle erected by the Knights Hospitaller who conquered the island in 1315. Baron Vassiliev, a 19th-century Knight Commander The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, the Knights of Malta, the Knights of Rhodes, and the Chevaliers of Malta) was an organization that began as an Amalfitan hospital founded in... Events August 13 - Louis X of France marries Clemence dAnjou. ...

Stefanos, the largest crater of the volcano

Download high resolution version (961x542, 115 KB)Stefanos, the largest crater on Nisyros Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 31 August 2004. ... Download high resolution version (961x542, 115 KB)Stefanos, the largest crater on Nisyros Picture taken by Alexandros Diamantidis on 31 August 2004. ...

References

• Global Volcanism Program: Nisyros
• Volcano World: Nisyros, Greece

1. ^ M. J. T. Lewis, Millstone and Hammer: the origins of water power (University of Hull Press 1997), pp. vii 66-7.

External links

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Nisyros

• The geology (volcanology) of Nisyros, Greece
• A description of the island for tourists, from the Rhodes Guide
• Nisyros island travel information
• official web site
• Proveza internet cafe on the island