Looking for Rolando's Breach through the Pyrenees
by Antonio Jordán, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
First, in English:
The Brecha de Rolando is a natural pass between Spain and France through the Pyrenees, at about 2800 m asl. The photograph was shot in one of the glacial valleys that must be traveled to reach it, at about 2,350 m asl, when we still had almost three kilometers to go. To the right of the image you can see some of the lingering glaciers.
Ahora, en español:
La Brecha de Rolando es un paso natural entre España y Francia a través de los Pirineos, a unos 2800 m snm. La fotografía se tomó en uno de los valles glaciares que hay que recorrer para llegar a ella, a unos 2350 m snm, cuando todavía nos faltaban casi tres kilómetros para llegar. A la derecha de la imagen se pueden ver algunos de los glaciares que persisten.
Taken in
July
1999
Submitted on 3 Feb 2014
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- Europe (3478)
- Southern Europe (1509)
- Spain (722)
- Exact location (-0.0091 W, 42.6745 N)
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mountain, glacier, mountains, glaciers, landscape, high mountains, pyrenees, glacial landscape, mountain soils
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Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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