Colourful thermokarst lakes in Whapmagoostui, Quebec, Canada
by Maria Scheel, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
During a helicopter flight across the discontinuous permafrost landscapes of the Whale River valley in Whapmagoostui, Quebec, Canada, the famous colourful thermokarst lakes, caused by permafrost erosion, become visible like colours on a painter's palette.
Taken on 2
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2020
Submitted on 2 Jul 2020
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- North America (736)
- Northern America (578)
- Canada (126)
- Exact location (-77.7187 W, 55.2826 N)
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arctic, erosion, permafrost, climate change, thermokarst, canada, whapmagoostui, quebec, thermokarst lake
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Credit: Maria Scheel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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