Frost Action

The effects of frost weathering are illustrated in this view of the plateau edge above Kap Weber in East Greenland. On the left, crags are yielding a steady supply of scree material, whilst towers and pinnacles are developing on the right as the plateau edge disintegrates. The scree slopes fall in a continuous sweep down to the fjord waters, hidden beneath the fog bank, over 1000 metres below.

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