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In late summer much snow persists on the Icelandic mountains near the northern town of Dalvík. The picture shows the mountain Sigmundur and the valley Hollsdalur. The black basalt of the mountains contrasts with patches of snow while the low, heath vegetation of the valley is in subtle shades of green with patches of snow in areas sheltered from the sun.
Taken from a high viewpoint, the picture shows the peak of Hòlshyrna, its gullies full of snow, rising above the mist which fills Eyafjörður and hides the town of Dalvík. The snowy peaks of a range of mountains on the other side of the fjord also rise above the mist. On the sparse arctic heath in the middle distance, a solitary sheep watches the photographer.
The solitary farm of Ós overlooks the head of Borgarfjörður in north east Iceland. On the lower slopes of the mountain beyond, mounds of bare red rock, smoothed by glaciers are free from vegetation while the rugged summit has escaped the smoothing action but erosion has generated extensive scree slopes
ANTARCTICA - the Antarctic Peninsula : aerial view over the Anvers Island ice cap towards Mount Francis (9,058 ft / 2761 m.) - the highest point on the Peninsula. ref: 150.1/9/01
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The Salar de Maricunga is almost 4000 mts high, so the clouds aren't much above that and the rain doesn't travel very far. This is the usual picture in the summer season, where heavy rains flood the salt pan and enlarge the salty lake considerably. This is the way to the mountaineering sites of Nevado Tres Cruces and Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano on earth. Seen from the international road between Chile and Argentina across San Francisco Pass. Looking east toward Argentina.
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Description
The Salar de Maricunga is almost 4000 mts high, so the clouds aren't much above that and the rain doesn't travel very far. This is the usual picture in the summer season, where heavy rains flood the salt pan and enlarge the salty lake considerably. This is the way to the mountaineering sites of Nevado Tres Cruces and Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano on earth. Seen from the international road between Chile and Argentina across San Francisco Pass. Looking east toward Argentina.
cloud; rain; sky; thunderstorm; plain; Atacama; volcano; volcanoes; clouds; clouds; high; plain; wide; empty; bare; open; lifeless; stripped; barren; gravel; dust; lonely; desolate; isolated; remote; rural; nature; landscape; dry; desert; arid; highland; altitude; Pena Blanca; El Ermitano; Andes; Andean; mountains; mountain; range; cordillera; south America; Latin America; Americas; cono sur; Chile; Argentina; snow; desert; wide; angle; panorama; panoramic; stitched; bw; b/w; black and white; ruta 60; border; pass; Nevado Tres Cruces National Park; Ojos del Salado; paso de San Francisco; Salinas; region III
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The Salar de Maricunga is almost 4000 mts high. This is the way to the mountaineering sites of Nevado Tres Cruces and Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano on earth. Seen from the international road between Chile and Argentina across San Francisco Pass. Looking east toward Argentina.
Volcano Lascar (smoking), Volcano Aguas Calientes Volcano or Cerro Aguas Calientes, Volcano Acamarachi and Volcano Chiliques in the Antofagasta Region of Chile.
ANTARCTICA McMurdo Dry Valleys -- 20 Jan 2007 -- The Labyrinth is a maze-like area in the McMurdo Dry Valleys that scientists say was created by an ancient flood -- Picture by Peter Rejcek / Lightroom Photos / NSF
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This is a picture of a winter storm moving in over Mt. Evans Colorado. winter scenery, winter landscape, mountains, snow, extreme photography, extreme digital photography, white, black, mountain streams, mountain stream, wilderness, pine trees, winter weather, clouds, snow clouds, ice, water, Rocky Mountains, cold, freezing
All day long mist has hung over Eyafjörður in northern Iceland but as the photographer descends from a hot day in the hills he begins to see traces of the town of Dalvík beneath the mist. The snowy peaks on the eastern side of the fjord rise above the mist as they have done all day
NEPAL Khumbu Himalaya -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial view of the northern face of Mount Ama Dablam in the Khumbu Himalaya ( Everest Region ) of Nepal. The four glaciers of this peak have been receeding fast in recent years due to increased temperatures from global warming and climate change -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos