Due to freezing and thawing, the tundra soil in permafrost areas breaks open like drying mud. Polygons penetrate the ground. Water fills the cracks during summertime.


TITLE |
PATTERNED GROUND, MACKENZIE DELTA, CANADA |
LOCATION |
Mackenzie Delta, Canada |
DATE |
July 2005 |
HEIGHT |
--- |
TECHNIC |
Hasselblad body, Zeiss lens |
FORMAT |
medium format, 6 x 6 |
REMARK |
aerial image |