Photo: Geological Features Tablelands Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland
A pristine stream cascades over the rocks in its path to create a pretty waterfall. This area of Gros Morne National Park - Tablelands, is steeped in geological treasures and features an area along the trail where the earth's mantle is visible.
The earths mantle usually starts around 200 km below our feet on the other side of the earths crust. Along the Tablelands trail in beautiful Gros Morne National Park, the earths mantle is visible and is a geological feature which has attracted scientists to this area the world over.
The Tablelands also attracts many tourists and the trail is a popular hike for visitors to Gros Morne National Park. The trail leads visitors into the barren looking landscape to a waterfall (and beyond). The waterfall is one of the best locations to see a fascinating geological feature that Gros Morne is famous for (among other things) - a place where the earths mantle is laying exposed on the surface. ... continue below the picture...
Geological Features Tablelands Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland
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... It got here by being forced up to the surface during a plate collision dating back several hundred million years ago.
Waterfall along the Tablelands Trail in Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Viking Trail, Trails to the Vikings, Highway 431, Northern Peninsula, Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/22.0, exposure time of 1/10 sec. on ISO 50, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 16mm.
A pristine stream cascades over the rocks in its path to create a pretty waterfall. This area of Gros Morne National Park - Tablelands, is steeped in geological treasures and features an area along the trail where the earth's mantle is visible.
