Why is Greece so tectonically active?
Why is Greece so tectonically active? Tectonic Setting Greece is in the middle of a tectonic die, with the right-lateral strike-slip North Anatolia fault striking from the east and the Ionian trench subduction zone converging from the south.
Was Greece formed by volcanoes?
Greece is a country that has been formed by several natural phenomena, the rash of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that have created a number of dramatic landscapes worth exploring. Let's discover one by one the volcanic islands of Greece and take in their extraordinary beauty.