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Malaspina-panorama-meters
2021-05-28
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Credit line
- http://www.shadedrelief.com/malaspina/
- Rights
- Public domain, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
This is a 3D rendered panoramic map of Malaspina Glacier as of 2021, created by Tom Patterson. This version has labels and elevations in meters.
Description on website: "High, wild, remote, and icy—these are some of the words that describe the Saint Elias Mountains. They are the highest coastal mountains on Earth. Massive glaciers spill down their slopes, calving into the sea. But the Saint Elias Mountains are little-known because few people live nearby, a lack of road access, and an international border that divides them. They are neither here nor there.
I rendered this panorama to showcase a wild landscape in its entirety where human development is minimal. The sprawling Malaspina Glacier with its concentric rings of ice, rubble, and meltwater is front and center. I started this project in 2017 and then put it aside for four years. However, accelerating climate change brought newfound urgency to my mapping. I wanted to map this beautiful glacier while it still exists.
I hope that you find my panorama informative and inspiring."
Description on map: "You are looking at North America's icy heartland with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 206 kilometers—one half as high as…
