Colourful thermokarst lakes in Whapmagoostui, Quebec, Canada

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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.

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Credit: Maria Scheel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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Type Image Format JPG Size 395.8 KB Width 1920 px Height 1080 px Aspect 16:9 Taken 2 July 2020 Coordinates 55.2826, -77.7187 Tint Olive gray Submitted 2 July 2020

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