Out Of The Caldera and Into The Fira
June 8th 2010 At around 7 this morning we sailed into the flooded caldera that is surrounded by the islands that make up Santorini, the most spectacular of all the Greek islands. The present day crescent shape of the main island is the consequence of a cataclismic volcanic eruption that occurred around 1640 BC. The eruption caused the middle to sink, leaving a aldera with high cliffs; one of the World's most
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