Bayelva river in the Arctic
Antonello Provenzale
Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Pisa, Italy
The Bayelva basin is in Spitsbergen, in the area of Konsfjorden close to the Ny Alesund research station. The two glaciers in the background (Austre and Vestre Brøggerbreen) were much more extended just a few decades ago, and are now rapidly retreating. The water is colored with the sediments transported from the upper valley. In the basin, polar bears are now more common because they have fewer opportunities for fishing from floating sea ice in the fjord.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
654.9 KB
Width
1500 px
Height
844 px
Aspect
375:211
Brand
Leica Camera Ag
Model
LEICA M10
Exposure
16 mm 1/125 s ISO 200
Software
Lightroom
Taken
August 2018
Coordinates
78.9200, 11.9100
Tint
Pale purplish blue
Submitted
2 February 2019
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