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The rocky walls of the Great Snow Cauldron in the Śnieżne Kotły (Snow Cauldrons) reserve, Poland. The vertical rock walls are approx. 150 m high, the upper edge of the Great Cauldron is 1,490 m above sea level.

Śnieżne Kotły (Snow Cauldrons) - post-glacial cirques in the Karkonosze Mountains, in south-western Poland. The cauldron is another term for a cirque, an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. The formation of glaciers and their products - cauldrons, moraines and ponds took place in the Pleistocene, probably during the last glaciation. They are a unique example of the alpine landscape in the Sudetes. In 1933 Śnieżne Kotły obtained the status of a nature reserve. After the creation of the Karkonosze National Park, they were entirely within its area, partly under strict protection.

Description

The rocky walls of the Great Snow Cauldron in the Śnieżne Kotły (Snow Cauldrons) reserve, Poland. The vertical rock walls are approx. 150 m high, the upper edge of the Great Cauldron is 1,490 m above sea level.

Śnieżne Kotły (Snow Cauldrons) - post-glacial cirques in the Karkonosze Mountains, in south-western Poland. The cauldron is another term for a cirque, an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. The formation of glaciers and their products - cauldrons, moraines and ponds took place in the Pleistocene, probably during the last glaciation. They are a unique example of the alpine landscape in the Sudetes. In 1933 Śnieżne Kotły obtained the status of a nature reserve. After the creation of the Karkonosze National Park, they were entirely within its area, partly under strict protection.