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Glacial valley with ice cave formation and hikers in Mestia region, Svaneti, Georgia

Mestia , Georgia

Hikers explore a glacial valley featuring an ice cave formation and moraine debris in the Caucasus Mountains near Mestia, Svaneti region, Georgia, captured August 27, 2016.

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The Glacier Valley

Deep in Georgia's Svaneti region, ancient ice meets rugged mountain terrain. A glacier tongue carved through the Caucasus over millennia, leaving behind a dramatic landscape of moraine rocks and meltwater streams.

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Hikers navigate the rocky terrain, drawn to the ethereal blue ice cave formed at the glacier's terminus. The rushing glacial river provides both soundtrack and life-source to this high-alpine environment.

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Caucasus Mountains Caucasus adventure Georgia country Georgia tourism Svaneti hiking adventure travel alpine landscape boulder field climate change climate change documentation extreme tourism geological formation georgia glacial retreat

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