Tidal plain drainage channels - Cook Inlet, Alaska
Tidal plain drainage channels - Cook Inlet, Alaska

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Caption   A branching network of drainage channels can be seen in this aerial photograph of a tidal plain along Cook Inlet, Alaska. Cook Inlet has some of the highest tides in the world. Twice a day, this fractal network of channels floods and then drains this lush plain.
Photo Id   w4516-4025-8f5c3
Date and Time   July 4, 2015   9:43 AM
Location   Cook Inlet, Alaska
latitude 60° 23' 46.4" N       longitude 152° 18' 32.3" W
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Keywords   tidal, tides, plain, floodplain, drainage, channel, stream, network, fractal, Cook Inlet, Alaska, AK, United States, aerial
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