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Thaw lakes

The road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk in Canada's Northwest Territories leads through a dynamic landscape of thaw lakes. These lakes form when ice-rich permafrost thaws in flat, wet environments. Thawing of permafrost causes the ground surface to sink and form a small pond. The water in the pond warms up by absorbing energy from the sun, causing ground ice below and next to the pond to thaw. Over time the pond becomes bigger and deeper, absorbing more energy from the sun and melting more ice. This process drives itself to speed up as time goes on. The banks of thaw lakes do not hold back the water very well. Water from the lake can quickly cut a trench by melting the ground ice and washing away the soil. Water can flow out of the lake through a new trench, draining most of the water in just a few days. You can see partially drained lakes in the photo's lower left corner and the upper centre. Thaw lakes are also called thermokarst lakes, tundra lakes, thaw depressions, or tundra ponds. Source: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.692218#:~.... The photo is a panorama from 6 vertical files.

Taken in: Canada / Northwest Territories / Tuktoyaktuk (show map)

Taken on: July 11, 2023

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Camera: DJI FC3582, f/1.7, 1/80 sec, 6.7mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	DJI FC3582
Lens:	6.7 mm f/1.7
Aperture:	f/1.7
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	6.7mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1.3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Average
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Light Source:	Cloudy
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.4 (Macintosh)
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