Subj : ES Picture of the Day 27  2022
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Sun Nov 27 2022 11:01:14

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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 Glacial Striations in Victoria, British Columbia

   November 25, 2022


    L1005811

   Photographer:  Joe LaCour

   Summary Author:  Joe LaCour

   Just a few hundred meters southeast and across the street from where
   the  Coho ferry docks in downtown  Victoria, British Columbia,
   you can see a great example of the power of the glaciers from a
    previous ice age. Some 15,000 years ago, a glacier flowed over what
   is now Victoria. The surface of the outcrop shown above was
    grooved, scratched, and polished by the cutting action of pebbles
   and boulders dragged along like a piece of giant sandpaper frozen to
   the bottom a glacier. This fascinating ice age relic might be easy to
   miss as the attention of many passers-by is captured by the striking
    Legislative Parliament Building (not in photo). Note that the
   bronze plaque in the foreground - Glacial Grooves and Striations
   - acknowledges Victoria's glacial history.

   Photo details: Leica M9 Digital camera; 35mm Summicron lens; f13; 1/60
   second exposure; ISO320; processed with DxO PhotoLab.


   Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Coordinates: 48.4284, -123.3656


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