There are all kinds of
evidence of frost sorting of the ground, of patterns
and broken stones on Svalbard. They are however
quite difficult to photograph, while an extensive
pattern is evident when you are standing there,
pictures just come out looking like a bit of rocky
ground.
This area has irregular polygons about a meter
across edged with mainly upwardly arranged flat grey
stones that are larger than other stones in the
middle of the polygons. The effect is very
pronounced, there are few if any stones within the
shape, almost all are on the edges. These areas can
be very extensive covering many hundreds of square
meters.
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copyright Paul Ward |
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