LakeComo_Reflector

Published July 22, 2014 at 2048 × 1536 in LakeComo_Reflector

Lake Como’s temperature is a chilly 12 degrees Celsius — brrr! Its beautiful color is due to refraction of sunlight by suspended sediments (silts and clays, or “rock flour” ground fine by the glacier) in the water.

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