
Life at the Edge: Arctic Flora on Dolgy Island
On Dolgy Island in the Barents Sea, Arctic wildflowers and mosses flourish just meters from the harsh northern coastline. This image captures the resilience of tundra vegetation under extreme environmental conditions, where short summers and cold maritime winds define the growing season. The composition highlights the fragile beauty of Arctic biodiversity in a rapidly changing climate.
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- Europe (3861)
- Eastern Europe (454)
- Russian Federation (224)
- Exact location (59.2300 E, 69.1753 N)
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4032 × 3024 px;
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Samsung SM-A505FN
Taken on 7
August
2019
Submitted on 22 March 2024
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
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Kseniiia Ivanova (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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