In the Russian tundra of Krasnoselkupsky district in northwest Siberia only some centimeter of permafrost is thawing in summer.

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In the Russian tundra of Krasnoselkupsky district in northwest Siberia only some 30 centimeter of permafrost soil is thawing in summertime. In der russischen Tundra des Krasnoselkupski-Distrikt im Nordwesten Sibiriens tauen auch im Sommer nur 20 oder 30 Zentimeter des Bodens auf, darunter bleibt die Erde dauernd gefroren.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Yuzhno-Russkoye gasfield, Krasnoselkupsky district, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
Photo credit: © Roland Knauer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: dauerfrostboden, district, frozen, ground, krasnoselkupsky, lake, permafrost, permanently, siberia, sibirien, tundra