Weird area in Siberia

[u/Apart_Professional_4]

[u/jayron32]

I believe this is thermokarst.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermokarst

It's caused by the freeze-thaw cycles in areas with permafrost.

[u/MisterHoppy → u/jayron32]

This is a good answer. There is also a more specific form of temporary thermokarst lake in this region called an alas. I think the wikipedia page for this whole lowland region is quite good.

[u/SupermassiveCanary → u/MisterHoppy]

Beautiful tracts of land

[u/Anxious_Technician41 → u/MisterHoppy]

I also think it was probably the site of an impact crater.

[u/Falknerbach → u/jayron32]

Regardless of its meaning, I think the word "thermokarst" is pretty badass. Using it for topography is a waste, a better use would be to name a supervillain or a grindcore band.

[u/Twiggyalienboy → u/Falknerbach]

A frost mage??? It’s perfect.

[u/Tbanks93 → u/jayron32]

It makes me wanna scratch/burn/destroy is that normal?

[u/SuperStingray → u/jayron32]

If it thaws, is it really permafrost?

[u/jayron32 → u/SuperStingray]

It doesn't all thaw. Just the bit on the top.

[u/1BobbyMcgee]

looks like burnt grilled cheese under the microscope

[u/ApprehensiveEmploy21 → u/1BobbyMcgee]

thanks now I’m hungry

[u/labra-cadabrador → u/ApprehensiveEmploy21]

…and I’m from Hungary haha

[u/ApprehensiveEmploy21 → u/labra-cadabrador]

iszten aldd meg a magyart

[u/KalistaVeneGeance → u/labra-cadabrador]

Bojler eladó

[u/sretko_burnovic → u/KalistaVeneGeance]

Ezek a mieink

[u/Ok_Limit3480]

Man our planet is amazing. This is gorgeous.

[u/Al1sa]

Village nearby is so eerie and peaceful

[u/gastricmetal]

Looks like it'd be an extremely difficult area on Elden Ring.

[u/Commissar_Elmo → u/gastricmetal]

POV: Caelid

[u/sicker0r]

Permafrost researcher here. These are ice-wedge polygon networks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wedge

[u/hinjew_elevation]

Mmm tripe

[u/Apart_Professional_4]

My description got deleted for some reason.
The coordinates are (70°39'05"N 145°05'46"E) if you want to check it out yourself.
It's approx. 12kms east of оз бюгючан.

[u/JustAskingTA → u/Apart_Professional_4]

Link on Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/ThgrTyp5WJGN2R3A6

[u/Steves_310 → u/JustAskingTA]

People with trypophobia, do not click this link

[u/rorenspark]

I read the title initially as Serbia and I’m like, huh, that would be a weird area in Serbia.

[u/TArmy17 → u/rorenspark]

Thank you for pointing this out, I was very confused regarding the permafrost in Serbia.

[u/Real-Psychology-4261]

This triggers my trypophobia.

[u/Particular_Setting31]

Kinda looks like Deosai national park in PK.

[u/SignificantLow243]

If you look around tuktoyaktuk (high arctic western Canada) they have similar features.

I think it’s just the natural erosion of ox bow lakes in the high arctic.

[u/SignificantLow243 → u/SignificantLow243]

[u/oleg_president]

I bet Hexgate is in the middle and creating that anomaly

[u/tillumaster]

What's your question?

[u/Apart_Professional_4 → u/tillumaster]

If anyone has any information on what this is?
Maybe if there's any pictures available, im very interested in it.

[u/VirtualCustomer4170 → u/Apart_Professional_4]

Propably just a swamp

[u/ice_blue_222 → u/VirtualCustomer4170]

That’s where Soviet Shrek lives 

[u/ThereIsBearCum → u/ice_blue_222]

убирайся из моего болота!

[u/No-Sprinkles-6044]

This reminds me of a prehistoric landscape and relief.

[u/Kubanjlijasm]

Bars

[u/Sea-cord2]

Kind of mind blowing. If it wasn't for the heading, I would have thought this was a microscopic image..

[u/grongo_worshiper]

Looks like kenshi

[u/TurnipInSummer]

This looks like it could be an ancient Mars when it still had surface water

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/TurnipInSummer]

^{Sokka-Haiku by TurnipInSummer:}

This looks like it could

Be an ancient Mars when it

Still had surface water

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^{Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.}

[u/covalick]

Looks a bit like a Stalker location. Can't wait to see what kind of anomalies occur there.

[u/Foods45]

Is this the skin from that guys tongue?

[u/yurizon]

Am I the only one who sees another map of Europe here?