The retreat of glaciers
The picture, taken from the Matterhorn summit, represents the deglacialisation of the Herens valley. The glacial retreat reaches the maximum at the end of the ablation period leaving uncovered entire alpine valleys.
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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: Luca Bonacina (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
4.5 MB
Width
5184 px
Height
3888 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
Sony
Model
DSC-HX60
Exposure
4 mm f/3.5 1/1250 s ISO 80
Taken
29 September 2019
Coordinates
45.9953, 7.6271
Tint
Light gray
Submitted
31 March 2021
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