Lake Alexandrina (left) and Lake Tekapo, South Island High Country New Zealand
The colour difference between these two lakes is that Tekapo (right) is fed by glacial melt full of rock flour. The presence of this flour produces the distinctive glacial turquoise blue.
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Lake Alexandrina (left) and Lake Tekapo, South Island High Country New Zealand
The colour difference between these two lakes is that Tekapo (right) is fed by glacial melt full of rock flour. The presence of this flour produces the distinctive glacial turquoise blue.
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Uploaded on November 6, 2012
Taken on November 5, 2012