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File:Sofia Massif and Sofia Glacier, Karachay-Cherkessia, Caucasus Mountains.jpg, featured[edit]

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Sofia Massif and Sofia Glacier, Caucasus Mountains
It shows the entire massif with its geological outline, of which the glacier is only a part of. “Glaciers look better in the sunshine” sounds like a gross overgeneralization. It’s at least doubtful. In fact, dramatic weather conditions better convey their unpredictable and menacing nature. --Argenberg (talk) 17:33, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've met many glaciers at close quarters. They are predictable and not at all menacing. Google 'glacier' and you will see how sunshine shows a range of blue shades. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, if you just look at a glacier at close quarters, it may not seem menacing. This particular glacier, and many others, are dangerous to cross and walk on, even with proper skills and equipment. I think there’s plethora of visual information in this shot, considering the motif is the massif in its entirety. --Argenberg (talk) 23:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have the same feelings as you. The landscape looks alien to me too, like a scene from another planet. In addition to the big tower rock, smaller upcrusts and outcrops on the right, fragmented snow, atmospheric mist and overcast sky add to the impression. This is the bed of an ancient glacier that contracted with global warming, but will regain in the next global cooling phase. Here is a closer look at the wall of the glacier bed: File:Karachay-Cherkessia, Caucasus Mountains, Софийские ледники и водопады, Карачаево-Черкесия.jpg The waterfalls at the terminus are 120 m high, and the tower rock you mentioned is also huge, its prominence is probably around 300 m. This whole giant glacier floor will one day be covered with moving ice again, potentially spilling ice into the valley below. It will then look more earthly than today. Now it’s unearthly. --Argenberg (talk) 18:13, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Result: 12 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:47, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Natural phenomena#Snow
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