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GLACIATION
IMAGES 4 - CAIRNGORM
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Here you will find images of the Highland glaciated landscape of Scotland. These images were taken deep in the Cairngorm Mountains at Glen More.Click on the thumbnail images for larger image files that will appear in a new window. |
) View west from Cairngorm to Loch Morlich. |
) The site of research into the impact of walkers at the top of Cairngorm |
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No trees at 700m above sea level |
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The thistle and heather grow at altitude |
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Thin vegetation cover give way to bare rock at 750 m |
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Heather strewn small glacial valley |
) The layer of vegetation change with altitude. |
) Walking on the thin soil destroys the vegetation |
) View from Loch Morlich to the top of Cairngorm |
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Fast flowing misfit stream |
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