Pamukkale (cotton castle)
Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Josep Miquel Ubalde Bauló (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Image
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JPG
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2.9 MB
Width
2592 px
Height
1944 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
Canon
Model
Digital IXUS 70
Exposure
17 mm f/4.9 1/160 s ISO 100
Taken
12 October 2010
Coordinates
39.9200, 29.1200
Tint
Pinkish white
Submitted
6 February 2014
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