The lake that Cupid made

Source: Chinanews | 04-22-2009 09:30

By Fiona Macrae

It seems an unlikely place to find such a symbol of romance. But Mother Nature chose this bleakly beautiful Arctic landscape to leave her mark in the form of a stunning heart-shaped lake.

Pool of love: The lake at Borebukta on the Norwegian island  of Spitzbergen emerged after a glacier melted.

It has emerged as climate change melted the glacier that covered the area. Blocks of ice trapped during the glacier's retreat caused the ground to cave in, creating a heart-like hollow, some 120ft by 90ft, that then filled with rainwater or snow melt.

The picture was taken by French photographer Bruno Mazodier on Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago.