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Autumn Esker from the Air

copyright Terry Elliott -all rights reserved

A photo of a glacial esker system taken on the upper Thelon River during an aerial musk-oxen seeking flight. These sandy eskers like the one above are remnants from the last glacial period. Eskers wind across the Arctic landscape for sometimes up to 100 miles in length. Permafrost is found deeper in the sandy loam, thus allowing a protected oasis of old-growth boreal forest to take root. These mini-forests provide excellent roost and shelter for a variety of nesting birds and migratory Arctic animals' including many traditional den sites of white tundra wolves.
 

 

 

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