Wound in mountain peak
This massive rock fall at the east face of Mt.Tasman, Southern Alps, New Zealand, leaves an obvious 'wound' on the mountain and deposited a significant amount of debris on the glacier beneath. Such collapses of rock walls have been unusual frequent during the austral summer 2021/2022 and may be related to increasing permafrost degradation due to high air temperatures.
Taken on 25
March
2022
Submitted on 31 Jan 2023
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- Oceania (220)
- Australia and New Zealand (207)
- New Zealand (120)
- Exact location (170.1620 E, -43.5678 S)
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Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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