Milos Island (Cyclades, Greece), April 2011: Sarakiniko
Impressions from a hike along the spectacular pumice cliffs from Filakopi to Sarakiniko on Milos'north coast.

Deep coastal canyon cut through an impressive pumice flow deposit near Filakopi, where our hike star... [info]
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Natural bridge formed by sea erosion into the white ash and pumice deposit near Papafrakos. A good s... [info]
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The route follows the coast of white pumice and ash cliffs, ancient volcanic sediments on the sea fl... [info]
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Nearly undisturbed submarine ash and lapilli layers (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Pahena beach (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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Curved beautiful channels have been cut into the white ash deposit by wave erosion. (Photo: Tom Pfei... [info]
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Wave erosion has cut out a narrow fissure through the ash deposit. With time, this widens into a cha... [info]
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Developing channels carved out by sea erosion enlarging initially narrow and long fissures cut into ... [info]
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