English: Antarctica: The blue ice covering
Lake Fryxell, in the Transantarctic Mountains, comes from glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier and other smaller glaciers. The freshwater stays on top of the lake and freezes, sealing in briny water below.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Artificial sky (colour gradient). Modifications made by
Thomas G. Graf.
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English: Antarctica: The blue ice covering
Lake Fryxell, in the Transantarctic Mountains, comes from glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier and other smaller glaciers. The freshwater stays on top of the lake and freezes, sealing in briny water below.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Artificial sky (colour gradient). Modifications made by
Thomas G. Graf.
This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (
Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination
here. This is a featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia (
Seçkin resimler) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination
here.