Mount Profítis Ilías
mountain, Thera, Greece
Learn about this topic in these articles:
elevation
- In Thera
…is the 1,857-foot (566-metre) limestone Mount Profítis Ilías in the southeast. The chief town, Thíra (locally called Firá), was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1956. Other settlements include Emboríon and Pírgos to the south and the port of Oía at the north entrance to the lagoon, which was destroyed…
Read More