A limestone pavement photographed at night by the light of a full moon, near Malham,Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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A limestone pavement near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The photo illustrates the clints and grykes (or grikes) that are a characteristic feature of limestone scenery. The grykes are the deep fissures, caused by the erosion of joints in the limestone, which criss-cross the pavement; the clints are the separated blocks of rock that remain. (15 minute exposure, f11, 400 ASA)

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales National
Photo credit: © Martin Bond / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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