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Dempster Highway - Richardson Mountains (aerial)[2]

A 120m aerial view of the lonely Dempster Highway near Wright Pass, Northwest Territories.  The highway crosses the high tundra permafrost of the Richardson Mountains w/ numerous periglacial formations evident.  Because of thawing permafrost, the highway had to be built at least two metres above the surrounding landscape.  This was just before midnight when the tourism & local traffic has practically ceased for the night, leaving one having the entire highway to themselves.  The sun may perhaps briefly dip horizontally below the higher mountains, but being above the Arctic Circle, it is 24 hour sunlight at least for the next few weeks.  Though not visible, the river in this area had a lot of aufeis formations that are characteristic of the Arctic.

Copyright: William L
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 18800x9400
Taken: 16/10/2023
Uploaded: 16/10/2023
Published: 16/10/2023
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Tags: dempster highway; northwest territories; aerial; richardson mountains; periglacial; permafrost; barren; sunset; wright pass; highway 8; tundra
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