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  • Glacier Peak, a 10,541-foot (3,213-meter) volcano in Washington state, rises above a layer of clouds that obscures lower peaks in the Cascade Range. Glacier Peak, also known as Takobia, is one of Washington's most active volcanoes, erupting five times over the past 3,000 years. It also ranks as the state's fourth-tallest mountain.
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  • A family of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) climbs the steep rugged wall known as Goat Lick in Glacier National Park, Montana. The mountain goats travel for miles to lick the mineral-laden cliffs during the spring and early summer. The cliffs are full of calcium, potassium and magnesium and smaller amounts of sodium and phosphorous. Scientists believe the goats may lick the cliffs to replace minerals they lose from their bones over the long winter. The minerals may also serve as a digestive aid. It's also possible the goats have simply developed a taste for salt.
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  • A family of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) climbs the steep rugged wall known as Goat Lick in Glacier National Park, Montana. The mountain goats travel for miles to lick the mineral-laden cliffs during the spring and early summer. The cliffs are full of calcium, potassium and magnesium and smaller amounts of sodium and phosphorous. Scientists believe the goats may lick the cliffs to replace minerals they lose from their bones over the long winter. The minerals may also serve as a digestive aid. It's also possible the goats have simply developed a taste for salt.
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  • Water pours over the face of a moose (Alces alces) after it lifts while feeding on vegetation in Fishercap Lake in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • The first light of day creates a dramatic light show near St. Mary's, on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana. The fiery cloud dwarfs the trees below.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • Baring Creek flows through a very narrow gorge, called Sunrift Gorge, in Glacier National Park, Montana. The gorge has very smooth, straight sides because it eroded along vertical fractures in the rock known as joints. Sunrift Gorge began to form after large Pleistocene glaciers began to retreat from that area and with a maximum cut down rate of 0.003 inch per year, this gorge is the result of several millions of years of erosion.
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  • A long exposure blurs the water of Avalanche Creek, which carved the narrow Avalanche Gorge in Glacier Naitonal Park, Montana.
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  • A rainbow forms in the mist of St. Mary Fall, a 50-foot waterfall located on the St. Mary River in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • A rainbow forms in the mist of St. Mary Fall, a 50-foot waterfall located on the St. Mary River in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • The toe of a large glacier ends at a frozen lake in this aerial view of western Greenland.
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  • A bright double rainbow connects the mountains on both sides of Logan Pass, located in Glacier National Park, Montana. The rainbow formed as a heavy afternoon thunderstorm moved along the Going-To-The-Sun Road, which passes through the valley at the center of this image.
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  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walks along a dried creek bed near Swiftcurrent Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • A bright double rainbow connects the mountains on both sides of Logan Pass, located in Glacier National Park, Montana. The rainbow formed as a heavy afternoon thunderstorm moved along the Going-To-The-Sun Road, which passes through the valley at the center of this image.
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  • Two bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) feast on glacier lilies near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. The yellow glacier lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum) are among the first wildflowers to bloom when the snow melts in mountain meadows.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
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  • This aerial close-up shows the rugged texture of Mount Rainier's Emmons Glacier, the largest glacier in the 48 contiguous United States. Emmons Glacier has a surface area of 4.3 square miles (11 km²).
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  • Several of Mount Rainier's glaciers are visible in this aerial view. The Emmons Glacier fills the bottom center of the frame. The Winthrop Glaicer, separated by a sharp rocky formation known as the Wedge, flows to the bottom-right of the frame. With 26 major glaciers covering 35 square miles, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the 48 contiguous states in the US.
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  • The sunrise colors the storm clouds passing over the mountains along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, and over a mile (1.6 km) wide. Filling a valley that was carved by glaciers, the lake is 472 feet (130 m) deep.
    GlacierNP_LakeMcDonaldSunrise_F03-52...jpg
  • Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, Washington, has the largest surface area of any glaicer in the contiguous United States. It has a surface area of 4.3 square miles (11 km²). In this aerial view, Emmons Glacier stretches past Gibraltar Rock (at left) and Disappointment Cleaver (at lower right).
    Rainier_EmmonsGlacier_Aerial_7522.jpg
  • A giant crevasse is visible in this aerial view of the Fox Glacier near Mount Tasman in New Zealand. Crevasses form as the glacier picks up speed and bends to move down the mountain. The higher speed and bending causes it to crack open.
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  • Numerous icebergs float in Jökulsárlón, the Glacier Lagoon, in southeastern Iceland. Big chunks of ice break off from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and float in the lagoon until they melt or are carried by changing tides out to the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Numerous icebergs float in Jökulsárlón, the Glacier Lagoon, in southeastern Iceland. Big chunks of ice break off from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier and float in the lagoon until they melt or are carried by changing tides out to the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) hunts for food in a meadow located in the Many Glacier section of Glazier National Park, Montana. Grizzly bears will eat both vegetation and animals. This one was feasting on blueberries growing in the meadow.
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  • This close-up aerial view shows how the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier breaks up as it reaches the lower part of the mountain.
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  • Several small waterfalls combine not far from the Continental Divide near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. Several peaks, including Mount Gould and Mount Siyeh, are visible in the background.
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  • A moose (Alces alces) feeds on plant life in Fishercap Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • Two small creeks actually combine near the Continental Divide above Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • The first snow of the winter caps the mountains surrounding St. Mary Lake as the cottonwood trees still show their golden fall color. St. Mary Lake is the second-largest lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • The large Sarqardliup Sermia glacier is visible in the foreground flowing from the Greenland icecap in this aerial view from the western Greenland coast.
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  • Running Eagle Falls in Glacier National Park, Montana, is also known as "Trick Falls" as the waterfall is much larger at the bottom than it is at the top. The waterfall is located in the Two Medicine area of the park and the "trick" is usually visible only in the summer when the water fall is lower.
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  • Storm clouds and fog blow past Mount MacDonald, located in Glacier National Park, Canada.
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  • Running Eagle Falls in Glacier National Park, Montana, is also known as "Trick Falls" as the waterfall is much larger at the bottom than it is at the top. The waterfall is located in the Two Medicine area of the park and the "trick" is usually visible only in the summer when the water fall is lower.
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  • Giant crevasses at the head of the Fox Glacier are visible from this aerial view taken in Westland National Park, New Zealand.
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  • An iceberg carries a rock though Jökulsárlón, Iceland's glacial lagoon. Glaciers have been known to carry rocks great distances. Rocks fall onto glaciers, which move slowly down mountains. When the glacier melts so much that it can no longer support the rock, the rock is dropped and it becomes known as a glacial erratic. The term referrs to rocks that are different in size, shape or composition from other rocks around them.
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  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) feeds on berries in a meadow on Chief Mountain, located in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • The full moon sets over St. Mary Lake as the first light of day reddens the skies over the Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park, Montana. Wild Goose Island is visible to the right of the moon's glint near the center of the lake.
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  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) feeds on berries in a meadow on Chief Mountain, located in Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • Fog and pastel-colored clouds are reflected onto the water of Hornafjörður, a fjord in the Eastern Region of Iceland near Höfn. The Vatnajökull ice cap, the largest glacier in Europe, is visible on the horizon. Breiðabunga, a 3,468-foot (1,057-meter) ice-capped mountain, is among the peaks covered by the ice cap. Vatnajökull roughly translates to the "water glacier."
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  • Numerous glaciers carve valleys between the mountains in southeastern Greenland.
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  • A glassy iceberg comprised of ice believed to be more than 1,500 years old floats in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in southern Iceland. The oldest ice in the lagoon is almost like glass. Over time, the weight of ice and snow on top of it presses out any air. Without the obstruction of air pockets, blue wavelengths of light are able to penetrate deep into the iceberg, resulting in the blue color.
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  • A crack is visible in a large, blue iceberg in glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
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  • Rock debris is visible on the face of a large iceberg that is floating in the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
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  • An arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) rests on an iceberg floating in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland. Arctic Terns have the longest migration of any animal, flying an average of 44,300 miles (70,900 kilometers) each year. They summer in each hemisphere, breeding in the northern polar region during its summer and then flies to the edge of the Antarctic ice for the southern hemisphere summer.
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  • The full moon shines above St. Mary Lake, the second largest lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, about a half hour before sunrise. The glint of the full moon falls next to Wild Goose Island.
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  • The first light of day illuminates the peaks of Bernhard Studer Land, a glacial island, or nunatak, in eastern Greenland, as seen in this aerial view. The Eyvind Fjeld Gletsjer glacier is visible in the foreground. The peak of Sneharefjeld is visible in the background just left of center.
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  • Large icebergs float in the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
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  • A harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) swims among the towering icebergs in the glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón, Iceland. The icebergs floating in the lake calved off from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier with some of the ice being more than 1,000 years old. Jökulsárlón covers an area of about 18 square kilometers (6.9 square miles) and ranks as the deepest lake in Iceland.
    Iceland_Jokulsarlon_Seal_3631.jpg
  • The Milky Way shines over the icebergs floating in Jökulsárlón, the glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland. The icebergs floating in the lake calved off from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier with some of the ice being more than 1,000 years old. Jökulsárlón covers an area of about 18 square kilometers (6.9 square miles) and ranks as the deepest lake in Iceland.
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  • A moose (Alces alces) shakes to dry off as it emerges from Fishercap Lake, located in Glacier National Park, Montana. The moose and the flying water droplets are blurred by a long exposure to capture their movement.
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  • Rock debris is visible on the face of a large iceberg that is floating in the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
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  • A gull flies over an iceberg of blue ice in the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
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  • Melt water from the Snæfellsjökull glacier in Iceland creates small rivers down the mountain. Snæfellsjökull is a 1,446-meter (4,744-foot) stratovolcano located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland. The volcano last erupted in approximately 200 AD.
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  • A flock of arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) rest on icebergs floating in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland. Arctic Terns have the longest migration of any animal, flying an average of 44,300 miles (70,900 kilometers) each year. They summer in each hemisphere, breeding in the northern polar region during its summer and then flies to the edge of the Antarctic ice for the southern hemisphere summer.
    ArcticTerns_Iceberg_5407.jpg
  • The Little Blitzen Gorge is one of four massive gorges located on the west face of Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
    OR_SteensMountain_LittleBlitzenGorge...jpg
  • Numerous glaciers flow between mountains on the east coast of Greenland in this aerial view from near Tasiilaq.
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  • Long glaciers between mountains fade into a layer of low clouds in this aerial view of the eastern Greenland coast near Tasiilaq.
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  • Bow Mountain towers over Peyto Lake, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Peyto Lake is fed by glaciers and its unique turquoise color comes the silt deposited by them.
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  • Mount Olympus, at just under 8000 feet, is the tallest of the Olympic mountains. This aerial view shows how the mountain range blocks rain storms from the Pacific Ocean, resulting in a temperate rain forest, the only one in North America.
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  • The midnight sun causes the peaks of eastern Greenland to cast long shadows over the frozen landscape near Milait. The northern face of these mountains is lit by the sun, something that happens only in the middle of the night in the Greenland summer. Because of the extreme northern latitude, sunlight spills over the top of the Earth to illuminate these peaks at night.
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  • Stars are visible over the Canadian Rockies and Lake Louise about two hours before sunrise. Lake Louise is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Victoria Peak is reflected in the relatively calm waters of Lake Louise at sunrise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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  • The last light of day illuminates Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano located in western Iceland. The volcano, which is active, last erupted approximately 1,800 years ago, creating lava fields at its base. The mountain is technically named Snæfell; Snæfellsjökull is the name of the glacier at its peak. It is commonly called Snæfellsjökull, however, to avoid confusing it with several other mountains with the same name. Snæfellsjökull means "snow glacier mountain," and it was featured in the 1864 novel "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne.
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  • Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano, is framed by a natural arch in a lava field in western Iceland. The volcano, which is active, last erupted approximately 1,800 years ago, creating lava fields at its base. The mountain is technically named Snæfell; Snæfellsjökull is the name of the glacier at its peak. It is commonly called Snæfellsjökull, however, to avoid confusing it with several other mountains with the same name. Snæfellsjökull means "snow glacier mountain," and it was featured in the 1864 novel "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne..
    Iceland_Snaefell_Arch_9606.jpg
  • Several seabirds fly over the Atlantic Ocean as the last light of day illuminates Snæfellsjökull, a glacier-covered stratovolcano in western Iceland. Located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Snæfellsjökull is 1,446 meters (4,744 feet) tall. Stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes, are typically cone-shaped and made up of many layers from many volcanic eruptions. Snæfellsjökull is approximately 700,000 years old and is estimated to have last erupted in 200 A.D. Snæfellsjökull is an Icelandic word meaning "snowy mountain glacier."
    Iceland_Snaefellsjokull_Birds_3325.jpg
  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
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  • Smooth patches of a granite face, known as glacial polish, shine in the late afternoon sun near Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Rocks and other materials get trapped on the bottom of glaciers. As glaciers move down the face of a rock, these materials become part of a very abrasive surface. Combined with the force from the glacier's tremendous weight, they are able to scour away sections of the rock face they travel over, leaving behind a smooth, shiny, polished finish.
    Yosemite_GlacialPolish_9137.jpg
  • A harbor or harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as a common seal, swims between icebergs in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland. The harbor seal is Iceland's second-smallest seal, and one of only two types that pup there.
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  • A coyote looks out from the snow-covered forest south of Glacier National Park, Montana.
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  • A juvenile glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) rests on an iceberg in Jökulsárlón, Iceland's Glacier Lagoon. The glaucous gull is one of the largest gulls with a typical wingspan of 60 inches (1.5 meters).
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  • Eight common gulls (Larus canus canus) rest on top of a giant iceberg in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland.
    Iceland_CommonGulls_Jokulsarlon_5532.jpg
  • An arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) flies with a capelan it caught in Jökulsárlón, Iceland (Glacier Lagoon). Arctic terns nest throughout Iceland during the summer. The bird migrates farther than any other. The arctic tern is found off South Africa and in the Antarctic Ocean during summer in the southern hemisphere.
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  • A male common eider (Somateria mollissima) flies past icebergs floating in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland.
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  • A male common eider (Somateria mollissima) swims past icebergs floating in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in Iceland.
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  • A juvenile glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) flies over giant icebergs in Jökulsárlón, Iceland's Glacier Lagoon. The glaucous gull is one of the largest gulls with a typical wingspan of 60 inches (1.5 meters).
    Iceland_Gull_Flying_Jokulsarlon_5289.jpg
  • A colorful fall sunset colors the sky over Half Dome and the glacier-carved Yosemite Valley. The Earth's shadow is visible at the horizon. Geologists now think the missing piece is more like a quarter of the dome than half.
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  • Cirrus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the crescent moon as it shines over sand dunes in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Discovery Park is Seattle's largest remaining green space and the sand is sediment dropped by glaciers during the last ice age.
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  • Several layers of Berea sandstone are visible near the top of Brandywine Falls, a 60-foot (18-meter) waterfall located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area.
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  • Several mountains in the Canadian Rockies reflect in the turquoise-colored Moraine Lake, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, at sunrise. This area is known as the Valley of the Ten Peaks, named for the ten tall mountains at the lake's edge. Moraine Lake has a unique aqua color that results from the silt deposited by glaciers.
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  • Glaciers scoured the granite surface and deposited giant boulders at Olmstead Point near Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park.
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  • Brandywine Falls drops 65 feet (20 meters) into a lush gorge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area. The top Berea sandstone layer is the hardest and protects the softer layers below from the erosive force of the falling water.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible in Bar Harbor, Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
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  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible off the coast of Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
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  • The Middle Fork of the Kings River runs through a deep gorge, called the Tehipite Valley, in Kings Canyon National Park, California. The deep gorge, located in the southern Sierra Nevada, is more than 4,000 feet (1250 meters) deep in places and was carved by glaciers. In this view, it runs between Kettle Ridge and the White Divide (on left) and the Monarch Divide and Windy Peak.
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  • The rising sun begins to illuminate the east face of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
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  • The east face of Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is turned golden at sunrise. Steens Mountain is a roughly 30-mile (48-kilometer) long block mountain that rises a mile above the Alvord Desert. Massive internal pressure forced the ridge upward; glaciers carved dramatic gorges on the western face. Steens Mountain is the largest block-fault mountain in the Great Basin of Oregon and Nevada.
    OR_SteensMountain_EastFace_Close_342...jpg
  • Several mountains in the Canadian Rockies tower over Moraine Lake, located in Banff National Park. This area is known as the Valley of the Ten Peaks, named for the ten tall mountains at the lake's edge. Moraine Lake has a unique aqua color that results from the silt deposited by glaciers.
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  • Steam fog seems to erupt from a small pool on an island within Sparks Lake in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon. The island is covered with yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers in mid-summer. Broken Top Mountain rises in the back left of the image. Broken Top, which stands 9,177 feet (2,797 meters) tall, is a stratovolcano that last erupted about 100,000 years ago and has since been eroded by glaciers.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_Broken-Top_Wildflower...jpg
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