View of the high tundra from Skookum Pass. Solifluction lobes formed by a process of thawing moisture-laden topsoil lying over permafrost sliding slowly down hill. This creeping sheet of soil creates scalloped lobes of taller vegetation along the moist leading edge.
Photo Location: Alaska, Nome to Council Road.
Photo Date: 2013 August
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Added On | 16th October 2015 |
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