Santorini My Love
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Santorini My Love
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography/digital Painting
Description
Santorini, officially Thira, is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200km (120mi) southeast of Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands.
Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic eruption that destroyed the earliest settlements on a formerly single island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about 12 by 7km (7.5 by 4.3mi), is surrounded by 300m (980ft) high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon is connected to the sea in two places, in the northwest and southwest. The depth of the caldera, at 400m, makes it impossible for any but the largest ships to anchor anywhere in the protected bay; there is also a fisherman's harbour at Vlychada, on the southwestern coast. The island's principal port is Athinios. The capital, Fira, clings to the top of the cliff looking down on the lagoon. The volcanic rocks present from the prior eruptions feature olivine, and have a small presence of hornblende.
It is the most active volcanic center in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is mainly a water-filled caldera.
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Pamela Moran
Love the vibrancy of the flowers against the white of the walls and the blue of the sky!
Teresa Zieba
Robert, thank you for the feature in "New FAA Uploads " group. I'm thrilled and delighted.
Teresa Zieba
Kim, thank you for featuring this image in "The Road To Self Promotion" group. Truly honored.
Teresa Zieba
Mariola, thank you for the feature in "Polish Photographers Platform" group. Greatly appreciated.
Teresa Zieba
Nader, thank you for the feature in "Fine Arts Professionals" group. I'm truly honored.