Azerbaijan

Imaggeo On Monday: the vanished glacier

Sally Rangecroft September 20, 2021

The vanished glacier. Credit: Sally Rangecroft (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Chacaltaya ski hut, Bolivian Andes, 5400 m above sea level. The world’s former highest ski resort where the Chacaltaya glacier once stood, situated in the Cordillera Real, close to La Paz. Chacaltaya vanished in 2009, six years earlier than scientists had predicted. The disappearance of the glacier is a sign of what to come for the glaciers of the Andes, with glacier retreat and disappearanc ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: The Virgin Forest of Arasbârân

Roshanak Tootoonchi September 13, 2021

The Virgin Forest of Arasbârân. Credit: Roshanak Tootoonchi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This photo was taken standing in the middle of Arasbârân Forest, a beautiful virgin forest in Kaleybar, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. In Autumn and Spring, it gets extremely rainy around this area, thus begins the flowing of ephemeral streams, like the one that is captured in this photo. Located between the Caspian Sea, Aras River and the Mediterranean region, this forest has got exceptional con ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Azerbaijan Mud Volcano

Rashad Amrahov April 13, 2020

Azerbaijan Mud Volcano. Credit: Rashad Amrahov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Azerbaijan one of the best places in the world to find mud volcanoes, because of the number that are in the country. Mud volcanoes are broadly spread across Azerbaijan. About 350 of approximate 800 mud volcanoes in the world are found in the Azerbaijani Republic. This includes both underground and submarine mud volcanoes, which also famed in Azerbaijan. There are more than 140 submarine mud ...[Read More]