Mer de glace

2012-07-26
000 The Montenvers train travels between Chamonix (altitude: 1050m) and the hotel of Montenvers (altitude: 1913m) which overlooks the largest glacier in the valley,...
The Montenvers train travels between Chamonix (altitude: 1050m) and the hotel of Montenvers (altitude: 1913m) which overlooks the largest glacier in the valley,…
098 Montenvers train station in Chamonix.
Montenvers train station in Chamonix.
003 Former train on the Montenvers line.
Former train on the Montenvers line.
004 The train needs a dented whell to climb the slope to Montenvers and mer de glace.
The train needs a dented whell to climb the slope to Montenvers and mer de glace.
005 Former train on the Montenvers line.
Former train on the Montenvers line.
065 Between Chamonix and Montenvers.
Between Chamonix and Montenvers.
063 Between Chamonix and Montenvers.
Between Chamonix and Montenvers.
085 Train station at Montenvers. Altitude: 1913m.
Train station at Montenvers.
Altitude: 1913m.
002 Train station at Montenvers.
Train station at Montenvers.
084 Train station at Montenvers.
Train station at Montenvers.
087 Train station at Montenvers.
Train station at Montenvers.
016 Montenvers hotel.
Montenvers hotel.
013 Mer de glace: the largest glacier in France is 7km long and covers 40 square km. It is also several hundred meters thick. Its thickness varies with the year and...
Mer de glace: the largest glacier in France is 7km long and covers 40 square km. It is also several hundred meters thick. Its thickness varies with the year…
051 Picture of the Montenvers hotel at a time when it was level with the glacier.
Picture of the Montenvers hotel at a time when it was level with the glacier.
009 The glacier is actually moving like a river under the effect of its own weight, traveling 90 meters every year (1cm every hour). The seasonal effects of melting...
The glacier is actually moving like a river under the effect of its own weight, traveling 90 meters every year (1cm every hour). The seasonal effects of…
012 The glacier carries stones; during the periods (decades) when the glacier grows, the stones are covered with snow and ice and the glacier is whiter. When the...
The glacier carries stones; during the periods (decades) when the glacier grows, the stones are covered with snow and ice and the glacier is whiter. When the…
066 The glacier used to reach the upper edge of its
The glacier used to reach the upper edge of its "banks", now green with vegetation.
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023 When the Montenvers train station was built at the turn of the 20th century, it was level with the glacier. The glacier has since melted and In the last quarter...
When the Montenvers train station was built at the turn of the 20th century, it was level with the glacier. The glacier has since melted and In the last quarter…
024 Surface of the glacier.
Surface of the glacier.

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