The Santorini Caldera

6 responses to “The Santorini Caldera”

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   jeany777

   Jun 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

   Fantastic photo! Powerful Volcano!

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   solerena

   Jun 26, 2012 at 9:03 pm

   Wow, definitely will go there!

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   scleroplex

   Jun 27, 2012 at 2:09 am

   and caused a massive tsunami which first caused water to withdraw from the delta allowing certain people to escape the chasing soldiers who were then swept away when the tsunami hit

   very cool 🙂

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   Lars Plougmann

   Jun 27, 2012 at 3:07 am

   Did the eruption/explosion of Thira put an end to the flourishing city-states on Crete?

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   jurvetson

   Jun 27, 2012 at 7:09 am

   That’s what they say… the fall of Knossos on Crete

   

   but that happened 90 years later, so perhaps the tsunami was a crippling blow. In any case, it’s amazing to see how far civilization had gone 4000 years ago.

   It may also have catalyzed the myths of Exodus (the parting of the "Reed Sea" in Northern Egypt) and the lost city of Atlantis (wikipedia)

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   sbove

   Jun 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm

   There should be a venture fund for buying up & protecting islands like this from bankrupt Greece. Probably cheaper per acre than the $6,000 Ellison paid /acre for Lanai 😉

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