Tag: glacier

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  • Half-frozen Tioga Lake view of Mt Lyell…

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    … under some very light transforming clouds and shade. North of Yosemite Valley is the highway to connect to the other side of the state. This Tioga Pass Road is closed much of the year due to snowfall. The snowy landscape vista stretches out to Mt Lyell of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, which passes through the National Park.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    14 seconds and 2 frames.

  • Hoffellsjökull, glacial melt in southeast Iceland under clouds

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    From the large snow cap called Vatnajökull, the glacier known as Hoffellsjökull, is seen melting into an outlet flow. Vatnajökull National Park in southeast Iceland is shown. The glacier’s snout and truncated spur is seen (right).
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    7 seconds and 4 frames.