The Sea of Ice (Mer de Glace) (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

The Sea of Ice (Mer de Glace)

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The Mer de Glace ("Sea of Ice") is the biggest glacier in France and the forth largest of the European Alps. It carries a substantial amount of rock debris on its surface.

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Dirk Scherler/GFZ

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