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Today tourists flock to the spectacular Greek island of Santorini. But how many realise that its stunning scenery was birthed by one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in history? This eruption left a geological caldera surrounded by huge amounts of volcanic ash. In this album, Open University geologists Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take us on a geological tour of the island. They piece together the likely sequence of events of the eruption which destroyed an ancient civilisation. This material forms part of the course: S339 Understanding the continents.

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Today tourists flock to the spectacular Greek island of Santorini. But how many realise that its stunning scenery was birthed by one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in history? This eruption left a geological caldera surrounded by huge amounts of volcanic ash. In this album, Open University geologists Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take us on a geological tour of the island. They piece together the likely sequence of events of the eruption which destroyed an ancient civilisation. This material forms part of the course: S339 Understanding the continents.

    Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    A short introduction to this album.

    • 54 sec
    Transcript -- Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    Transcript -- Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    A short introduction to this album.

    • video
    Welcome to Santorini

    Welcome to Santorini

    The beautiful Greek Island of Santorini, the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions known to humanity. Dr Steve Blake looks at the structures of the island's volcanic rocks.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- Welcome to Santorini

    Transcript -- Welcome to Santorini

    The beautiful Greek Island of Santorini, the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions known to humanity. Dr Steve Blake looks at the structures of the island's volcanic rocks.

    • video
    Santorini's Volcanic History

    Santorini's Volcanic History

    Steve Blake pieces together the volcanic history on the island by closely examining two different kinds of rock.

    • 3 min
    Transcript -- Santorini's Volcanic History

    Transcript -- Santorini's Volcanic History

    Steve Blake pieces together the volcanic history on the island by closely examining two different kinds of rock.

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