Devon Island - A Lesson in Erosion

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Devon Island - A Lesson in Erosion


The non-vegetated places of the world wear their geology on their sleeve. There's a vast quantity of freeze-thaw eroded rock in those slopes and clear evidence of sedimentary rock of differing hardness's at the top of the cliffs. There's even a seasonal river towards the left to emphasize the physical geography on show.

Air temp: +6ºC Latitude: 73º44'N Longitude: 80º13'W



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