Arctic Coasts, Rivers and Lakes

Glacier-dammed lakes commonly drain every summer in catastrophic fashion. Here, Between Lake sandwiched between two converging glaciers on Axel Heiberg Island, the White on the left and Thomsen on the right is in the process of draining, and the high-water mark is clearly visible at the level of the top of the waterfall.

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