Pamukkale's terraces (Cotton castle), a landform made of calcite-rich hot water springs.
Hedieh Soltanpour
Ph.D candidate
The splendid view of the white travertine terraces from a hot air balloon. Known as cotton castles, they represent a natural formation of mineral pools created by the flow of hot spring water rich in calcite minerals. This landform is located in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Hedieh Soltanpour (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
4.0 MB
Width
4000 px
Height
3000 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
Samsung
Model
SM-G990B
Exposure
5 mm f/1.8 1/25 s ISO 500
Taken
5 September 2023
Coordinates
37.7533, 29.0753
Tint
Light bluish gray
Submitted
14 September 2023
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