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A large spring emerges from the undergrowth in the Cascades.
A high altitude glacier in the Oregon Cascades.
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An outlet glacier emanating from the largest glacier in Iceland, Vatnajokull.
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Icebergs float in Askja Caldera, Iceland.
A view of Sawtooth Mountain in the Oregon Cascades.
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Iceland's eastern fjords cut into the lower crust.
Old lava flows blanket the floor of Askja Caldera, Iceland. The caldera rim is visible on the right-hand side of the photo.
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Ice needles, known as false fungus, supplied by premelted water flowing through the pore spaces of decaying wood (photo by Nick Page).
Funnels formed on a snow-covered slope are caused by water percolating through the snow (photo by Howard Conway).
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The Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon before twilight.
A herd of Elk graze in the Oregon coast range.
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Cape Blanco Light House. The Blanco fracture zone is just offshore.
Sunset in the northeast Pacific, Juan de Fuca Ridge.
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Frigate bird, Isla Genovesa, Galapagos
Catching dinner during Galapagos seismic experiment.

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