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| Franz Josef Glacier - a monumental power of nature – card 4 - Blue Ice
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| One of the attractions of the glacier is the beautiful blue colour of its ice. In the upper reaches of the glacier the ice can be up to 300m thick. The upper layer is snow. When this reaches about 16 – 20 m deep the snow compresses under its own weight and...
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| All images Copyright ©2009 Petr Hlavacek Photography
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| Unauthorized usage is strictly prohibited
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