Glarus Alps
Kurt Stuewe
Earth Science, University of Graz, graz, austria
The photo shows the Bifertenstock in the Glarus Alps looking east. The region in the middleground is part of the "Tectonics Arena Sardona", which is a UNESCO nature world heritage region. The rocks are Mesozoic cover sequence that overlies the Variscan gneisses of the Aare Massif. The gneisses can be seen in the lower reaches on both sides of the mountain in the Linth (at left) and Rhine (at right) valleys.
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JPG
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328.2 KB
Aspect
1649:1100
Width
1649 px
Height
1100 px
Coordinates
46.9315, 8.9154
Tint
Dark purplish blue
Submitted
7 March 2012
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