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Austerdalsvatnet

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The milky colour of Austerdalsvatnet (right side) is related to the suspended load of fine-grained material contained in glacial meltwater: Austerdalsisen, an outlet tongue of the Svartisen plateau glacier, calves directly into the lake at this time.

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on Thursday 1 August 2002 by Martin Mergili
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