Santorini is also a name for the family of islands surrounding Thira--once forming a single island prior to a major volcanic event in approximately 1500 B.C.E.
ISantorini futhi yigama lomndeni weziqhingi ezungeze iTira, eke yakha isiqhingi esisodwa ngaphambi komcimbi omkhulu wentaba-mlilo cishe i-1628 BC