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Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades. </figcaption></figure> <p>Glacial lakes forming as glaciers rapidly recede from the Himalayas. This image clearly shows glacial retreat, and the trasition from ice to water along the way. Each of those long channels is a separate glacial valley. Used in: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Bhutan" title="Geography of Bhutan">Geography of Bhutan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">Glacier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glacial_motion" title="Glacial motion">Glacial motion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glaciated_valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Glaciated valley">Glaciated valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">Global warming</a>. </p> <ul><li>Nominate and <b>support</b>. — <small><a href="/wiki/User:Brian0918" title="User:Brian0918"><b style="color:black;">BRIAN</b></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Brian0918" title="User talk:Brian0918"><span style="color:gray;">0918</span></a> •</small> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:54, 27 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>( + ) Support</b> Good image, but is there a higher res available? --<a href="/wiki/User:Fir0002" title="User:Fir0002">Fir0002</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:41, 29 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z"></span>I've uploaded a larger version. The problem with the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//2876/aster_bhutan_glaciers_lrg.jpg">original version</a> is that it has vertical scan line that become very obvious if you try to sharpen the image at all. — <small><a href="/wiki/User:Brian0918" title="User:Brian0918"><b style="color:black;">BRIAN</b></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:Brian0918" title="User talk:Brian0918"><span style="color:gray;">0918</span></a> • 2005-10-29 13:41</small> <ul><li>I just had a look at that original and to be honest I don't see a vertical scan line at all, and I gave it a once-over with unsharp mask... Looks good to me. But I don't think the higher res copy has much detail that the smaller one doesn't have. <a href="/wiki/User:Diliff" title="User:Diliff">Diliff</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:38, 29 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Fir0002-2005-10-29T09:41:00.000Z"></span></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Enochlau-2005-10-29T10:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>Support</b>. Very cool. And it's high res enough for me! <a href="/wiki/User:Enochlau" title="User:Enochlau">Enochlau</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Enochlau-2005-10-29T10:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">10:39, 29 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Enochlau-2005-10-29T10:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Enochlau-2005-10-29T10:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>Support</b>. High enough res for me too. <a href="/wiki/User:Diliff" title="User:Diliff">Diliff</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:38, 29 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Diliff-2005-10-29T15:38:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-ScottyBoy900Q-2005-10-29T23:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>Support.</b> I immediately thought no till I click and saw the larger image. Very cool. --<a href="/wiki/User:ScottyBoy900Q" title="User:ScottyBoy900Q"><b>ScottyBoy900Q</b></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:ScottyBoy900Q" title="User talk:ScottyBoy900Q"><span style="color:red;"><b>∞</b></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-ScottyBoy900Q-2005-10-29T23:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:41, 29 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-ScottyBoy900Q-2005-10-29T23:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-ScottyBoy900Q-2005-10-29T23:41:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Raven4x4x-2005-10-30T00:09:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>Support</b>, very interesting and well taken. <a href="/wiki/User:Raven4x4x" title="User:Raven4x4x">Raven4x4x</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Raven4x4x-2005-10-30T00:09:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Raven4x4x-2005-10-30T00:09:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Raven4x4x-2005-10-30T00:09:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Uncke_Herb-2005-10-30T01:20:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>Support</b>. The high res really captures the lakes. Very interesting! <a href="/wiki/User:Uncke_Herb" title="User:Uncke Herb">Uncke Herb</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Uncke_Herb-2005-10-30T01:20:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:20, 30 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Uncke_Herb-2005-10-30T01:20:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Uncke_Herb-2005-10-30T01:20:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Dschwen-2005-10-31T22:27:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_support_vote.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/15px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/23px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/30px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185"/></a></span> <b>Support</b>. Adds significantly to a number of pages. Just a great image. --<a href="/wiki/User:Dschwen" title="User:Dschwen">Dschwen</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Dschwen-2005-10-31T22:27:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">22:27, 31 October 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Dschwen-2005-10-31T22:27:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Dschwen-2005-10-31T22:27:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Sverdrup-2005-11-02T01:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span>This is one great image. Now I want a thousand times more pixels and a flyby of this region, it looks so interesting! <a href="/wiki/User:Sverdrup" title="User:Sverdrup">— Sverdrup</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Sverdrup-2005-11-02T01:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:39, 2 November 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Sverdrup-2005-11-02T01:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Sverdrup-2005-11-02T01:39:00.000Z-Brian0918-2005-10-27T01:54:00.000Z"></span></li></ul> <p><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Raven4x4x-2005-11-10T06:57:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat"></span>Promoted Image:Glacial lakes, Bhutan.jpg</b> <a href="/wiki/User:Raven4x4x" title="User:Raven4x4x">Raven4x4x</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg#c-Raven4x4x-2005-11-10T06:57:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">06:57, 10 November 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Raven4x4x-2005-11-10T06:57:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Raven4x4x-2005-11-10T06:57:00.000Z-Glacial_retreat"></span> <br style="clear:both;"/> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg&oldid=1079400936">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Glacial_lakes,_Bhutan.jpg&oldid=1079400936</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ended_featured_picture_nominations" title="Category:Ended featured picture nominations">Ended featured picture nominations</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 26 March 2022, at 15:51<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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