Icelandic original birch forest
Marco Cavalli
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection - National Council of Research (CNR IRPI), Padova, Italy
Dwarf birch trees with contorted trunks in a remnant patch of the Icelandic original birch forest whitin the desertified land around the Hekla volcano. In this area volcanic ash and grazing caused severe erosion.
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Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Marco Cavalli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
4.3 MB
Aspect
3:2
Width
3888 px
Height
2592 px
Brand
Canon
Model
EOS 1000D
Exposure
55 mm f/5.6 1/25 s ISO 800
Coordinates
64.0084, -19.8884
Tint
Moderate yellowish green
Submitted
23 February 2016
Taken
3 September 2015
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