Disappearing glaciers
This image shows a small tributary to Whataroa Velly below Mt.Moffat, Southern Alps, New Zealand, with some disappearing remnants of what once was a small valley glaciers in the foreground. The entire glacier foreland with its dominent lateral moraines is now ice-free as the ice-polished bedrock in the right lower image. This image clearly depicts the recent glacier melting in the entire region.
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 (170.4316 E, -43.4493 S)
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Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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