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Shot from Càrn Mòr Dearg Arete while hiking up to Ben Nevis in Scotland

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[–] thisfro 1 points 1 year ago

I think there are two main reasons:

  1. 1000m is way above the tree-line (500-600m)
  2. Heavy deforestation across Scotland until the 20th century