Water leaving Svartisen (The Black Glacier) after centuries
Ivana Richterova
Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Precipitation formed into glacier ice undergoes very slow migration until reach one of the glacier tongues and get released. In the end, melting water forms drops and streams that undoubtedly find their way through changeful blue labyrinth of tumbling limpid ice blocks. In this case, the kinetic energy of freed water is partly utilised in the nearby Svartisen power plant. A lot of icebound dust particles giving glacier its colour and name can be clearly seen.
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Image
Format
JPG
Size
6.3 MB
Width
2624 px
Height
3936 px
Aspect
2:3
Brand
Pentax
Model
K-5 II
Exposure
18 mm f/11 1/4000 s ISO 15
Taken
20 July 2014
Coordinates
66.5171, 14.1094
Tint
Dark blue
Submitted
3 March 2015
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