Thermokarst (IMAGE)
Caption
This is an aerial view of a thermokarst near the Toolik Field Station, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Thawing of ice rich permafrost resulted in the collapse of the ground surface.
Credit
Photograph by Tamara K. Harms, July 2009
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