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Mediterranean megaflood carved out hills in Sicily, study reveals • Apr. 22, 2025, 7:44 PM ET (The Guardian)
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Sicily, Italy
cathedral in Palermo, Sicily
Segesta, Sicily, Italy: Greek temple
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy: Temple of Hera
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy: cathedral mosaic
Mount Etna eruption
Modica: church of San Giorgio
Ionian Sea
Novara di Sicilia
Milazzo: Norman castle
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