View from the summit area of Zugspitze. Lake Eibsee was originally impounded by a Pleistocenic moraine. Its shape was modified after, still in prehistoric times, a major rock avalanche had been released from the north slopes of Zugspitze, impacting the lake area.

Keywords

lake, landslide, landslide deposit, non-tropical montane forest, rock avalanche, Zonobiome VI

Created

Monday 29 September 2014 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Germany (5258 visits)