Bylot Island - Melt Stream Running to the Sea

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Bylot Island - Melt Stream Running to the Sea


Where fresh water was plentiful from run-off streams the vegetation is lusher though less varied as a few species, mainly cotton grass, dominate.

Air temp: +3ºC Latitude: 74º30'N Longitude: 83º31'W



Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in high summer, from Resolute Bay, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.