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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Water Sharpens The Stone

This picture was taken in Girvas, Karelia, Russia. The name of the place comes from Karelian "hirvi", which means "moose". Billions years ago there was a powerful volcano, now there only a crater and frozen lava flows left surrounded by a pine forest and the Suna River.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: Canon EOS 90D
Copyright: © Dmitry Markov