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.
Taken on 29
September
2019
Submitted on March 31, 2021
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- Europe (3535)
- Western Europe (709)
- Switzerland (133)
- Exact location (7.6271 E, 45.9953 N)
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Credit: Luca Bonacina (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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