File:The Santorini Caldera.jpg

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That was one massive volcanic burst... and now just the lips of the volcano rise above sea level. The white parts along the ridge lines are cliff-hugging buildings.

"The huge Minoan eruption of Santorini in the 17th century BC was rated 7, the highest score for a historical eruption, in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program's Volcanic Explosivity Index." (wikipedia)
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Author Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jurvetson at https://www.flickr.com/photos/44124348109@N01/7449551878. It was reviewed on 27 June 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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