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  1. 04-21-2017, 06:08 AM #1
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    Default Santorini island 1900

    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    That's stunning.
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    What would they be taking off a volcanic island ?
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    Quote Originally Posted by PeterSibley View Post
    What would they be taking off a volcanic island ?
    perhaps they are delivering?

    their economy now is based on tourism and wine
    looks like a cool place to visit, but for the cruise ships that stop there

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    True !
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    It went bang once !! http://www.livescience.com/4846-erup...ged-world.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterSibley View Post
    What would they be taking off a volcanic island ?

    Pumice, perhaps?
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    I doubt there would be much left from that explosion! From my link,

    "Thera's eruption was four or five times more powerful than Krakatoa, geologists believe, exploding with the energy of several hundred atomic bombs in a fraction of a second.''
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    Rich volcanic soils provided for a thriving agricultural industry centred on wine and tomatoes.
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    Nice place in a nice area. My favorite in that region was Symi.
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    Default Re: Santorini island 1900

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Ledger View Post
    Pumice, perhaps?
    Just so,

    A quarry exposing large-scale crossbedding in the base-surge deposits of the 3,600 ka Minoan eruption of Santorini. Photo courtesy of Gareth Fabbro.
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  12. 04-21-2017, 10:06 AM #12
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    I was in Santorini... and yes, on a cruise ship
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