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Inverted Berg

Inverted Berg

This near symmetrical melting would have occurred before the berg flipped over - something that we witnessed elsewhere in our Antarctic expedition....
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This near symmetrical melting would have occurred before the berg flipped over - something that we witnessed elsewhere in our Antarctic expedition.
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NIKON D3100

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

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Jan, 2014

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