"Limestone glaciers" on Pacific island
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.
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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Christoph Mayr (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
10.5 MB
Width
4608 px
Height
3456 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
Nikon
Model
COOLPIX AW130
Exposure
9 mm f/4.3 1/640 s ISO 125
Taken
22 January 2020
Coordinates
-50.3169, -75.3612
Tint
Light gray
Submitted
22 January 2020
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