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Snowy paving
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: PNV - LACOSSE Pierre
Description
Look around you for flat, damp areas without vegetation. Ÿou are bound to notice that the rock slabs seem to have been sorted and patiently arranged, one against the other. Man is not responsible for this geometric pattern. Here, the alternating freezing and thawing cycles and the weight of the snow encourage the transport of stones and their alignment to create what we call snowy paving. In other cases, these phenomena may create polygonal grounds or stone circles.
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45.28317796.7214143
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Point of Interest updated on 17/12/2025
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IGN cards
3534OTR - LES TROIS VALLÉES RESISTANTE MODANE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 RÉSISTANTE
Scale : 1:25 000
17.20€
3534OT - LES TROIS VALLÉES MODANE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
TOP75003 - MASSIF DE LA VANOISE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 75
Scale : 1:75 000
9.80€
TOP100D73 - SAVOIE CHAMBÉRY ALBERTVILLE PARC NATIONAL DE LA VANOISE PNR DU MASSIF DES BAUGES
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
202 JURA ALPES DU NORD
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 200
Scale : 1:200 000
6.80€
D38 ISÈRE
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
NR15 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF ALPIN
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
NR14 AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES RECTO/VERSO MASSIF CENTRAL
Editor : IGN
Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN
Scale : 1:250 000
6.80€
EUROPE
Editor : IGN
Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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Parc national de la Vanoise
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