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ice caverns of the French Alps

Postby BrianFrank » Aug 8, 2012 1:20 am

Photographer captures breathtaking and ever-changing ice caverns of the French Alps

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -Alps.html
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Re: ice caverns of the French Alps

Postby ian mckenzie » Aug 8, 2012 6:36 pm

These are properly called glacier caves; ice caves are bedrock caves with perennial ice in them.
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Re: ice caverns of the French Alps

Postby batrotter » Aug 9, 2012 5:20 am

The UK Daily Mail always has the best pics.
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