Ice complex cliff in the Lena River Delta
Ice rich Pleistocene Ice complex deposits cut by a branch of Lena River in the Lena River Delta and subject of rapid coastal erosion (up to 20m/year). Huge polygonal ice wedges account for up to 65% by volume of these permafrost deposits. The cliff is about 30m high.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Thomas Opel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
3.2 MB
Width
3872 px
Height
2592 px
Aspect
121:81
Brand
Nikon
Model
D40X
Exposure
18 mm f/6.3 1/160 s ISO 100
Taken
11 August 2014
Coordinates
72.5358, 128.3005
Tint
Very light blue
Submitted
20 February 2017
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