"Limestone glaciers" on Pacific island
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"Limestone glaciers" on Pacific island

by Christoph Mayr

The Madre de Dios Archipelago is one of the most humid and remote places in southern South America. A unique morphology was formed by extremely high rainfall and strong winds. Rapid carbonate solution prevents soil formation on these wind-exposed limestone rocks and vegetation is restricted to sheltered places. The vegetation-free carbonate rocks remind on glaciated areas from a distance.