Rhone Glacier, Valais canton, Switzerland: deep fissures in surface of km / m glacier near melt point at altitude of about 2208 m / 7244 ft.

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Rhone Glacier, Valais canton, Switzerland: deep fissures scar the surface of the km / glacier shortly before it starts to melt at an altitude of 2,208 m / 7,244 ft with a small green lake then disgorging a torrent of water, the infant River Rhone, down the mountainside.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Rhône Glacier, Valais canton, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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