The light blue / teal color of this river baffles me. You may be interested to know that it gets that color from the minerals of the melting glaciers.


The river gets it's amazing teal color by taking in the minerals from the glaciers that melt during the non-winter seasons.


Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Chalet Svizzero Val Ferret, Località Planpincieux, Courmayeur, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie
Photo credit: © David Thums / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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