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A golden subglacial meltwater channel

A golden subglacial meltwater channel

As the Vatnajökull ice cap recedes the subglacial meltwater channels create some spectacular ice caves. This particular location was found on the Breiðamerkur...
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As the Vatnajökull ice cap recedes the subglacial meltwater channels create some spectacular ice caves. This particular location was found on the Breiðamerkurjökull glacial tongue and caught the ambient light beautifully creating hundreds of tiny sun stars.
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Aperture f/13 ISO 100 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 320/10

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May, 2018

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Amazing shot..... simply magnificent!

for a second there i thought it was a wave rather than an ice cavern. What a breath taking shot!

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