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Col du Galibier | Northern slope |
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View from the N side of Col du Galibier in NE direction. The pronounced soil erosion visible in parts of the photo might be related to overgrazing by sheep. The rugged landform on the left side indicates karstification of an exposed gypsum layer.
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- Created
- on Tuesday 31 August 2021 by Martin Mergili
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- Keywords
- alpine vegetation, cloudscape, high-mountain ecosystems, karst processes, mountainscape, road traffic, sedimentary rocks, soil erosion, surficial karst, traffic, Zonobiome VI
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- 8722 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license