Cascade Saint Maurin (Gorges du Verdon/FR)
A beautiful quiet waterfall that offers visitors a refreshing view on the water, especially during the summer period, but sometimes also a shower.
That has been different in history when the gorge was created. The dawn of the Quaternary period had large-scale glaciation, transforming water pockets and lakes into rivers of ice, which remodeled the topography, scouring and striating the landscape. At the end of this activity, erosion by rivers continued, forming the Gorge as it is today. The Verdon's riverbed was scoured for a second time of the accumulated coral and limestone sediments, by a staggering water delivery rate nearing 2000 to 3000 cubic meters per second.
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Gorges du Verdon - Cascade Saint Maurin
Gorges du Verdon - the Verdon Gorge is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 meters (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the Verdon River, which is named for its turquoise-green color, one of the location's distinguishing characteristics. In between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the river has cut a ravine through the limestone mass. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon flows into the artificial Lake of Sainte-Croix.
The gorge is very popular with tourists, who can drive around its rim, rent kayaks to travel on the river, or hike. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of meters high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing. The Gorge has been compared to the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdon_Gorge.
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Richard Poppelaars
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Cascade Saint Maurin (Gorges du Verdon/FR)
A beautiful quiet waterfall that offers visitors a refreshing view on the water, especially during the summer period, but sometimes also a shower.
That has been different in history when the gorge was created. The dawn of the Quaternary period had large-scale glaciation, transforming water pockets and lakes into rivers of ice, which remodeled the topography, scouring and striating the landscape. At the end of this activity, erosion by rivers continued, forming the Gorge as it is today. The Verdon's riverbed was scoured for a second time of the accumulated coral and limestone sediments, by a staggering water delivery rate nearing 2000 to 3000 cubic meters per second.
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Gorges du Verdon - Cascade Saint Maurin
Gorges du Verdon - the Verdon Gorge is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 meters (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the Verdon River, which is named for its turquoise-green color, one of the location's distinguishing characteristics. In between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the river has cut a ravine through the limestone mass. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon flows into the artificial Lake of Sainte-Croix.
The gorge is very popular with tourists, who can drive around its rim, rent kayaks to travel on the river, or hike. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of meters high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing. The Gorge has been compared to the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdon_Gorge.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #canyon #river #waterfall #GorgesduVerdon #FR