Gorgeous Gorge of the Préalpes
Eroded, deposited, pushed and tilted, and finally deeply cut by a sharp stream of water: The adventure-proofed rocks of the Swiss Alpine front.
Les Gorges De La Jogne, Broc, Switzerland, Préalpes
10.07.2017
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- Field (2799)
- Geodynamics (361)
- Geomorphology (1325)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (496)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (561)
Location
- Europe (3630)
- Western Europe (726)
- Switzerland (143)
- Exact location (7.1183 E, 46.6055 N)
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- gorge (13)
- alps (96)
- river (85)
- erosion (93)
- folded layers (21)
- rocks (34)
- switzerland (15)
- sedimentary rocks (24)
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Camera:
Nikon D90
Taken on 10
July
2017
Submitted on Feb. 13, 2018
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Credit
Fabio Crameri (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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