Active rock glacier. This phenomenon is the movement of frozen rock debris (rock debris held together by ice) that moves down a slope in a similar way

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Active rock glacier. This phenomenon is the movement of frozen rock debris (rock debris held together by ice) that moves down a slope in a similar way to how a glacier moves. The movement is due to deformation and changes in the ice content. In this case, the rock glacier has formed due to the prevailing permafrost conditions. Photographed in the Alps, near Kaunertal, Austria.

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Keywords: alpine, alps, austria, austrian, cold, earth, eastern, europe, european, frozen, geography, geological, geology, glacier, glaciology, ice, kaunertal, montane, mountain, mountainous, nature, permafrost, physical, rock, science