7 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways 6 Strolling along the waterways Water, its blue gold Numerous shades Landscapes changing over time, throughout the walk. Did you say blue? River, creek, lake, waterfall, marsh... Transparent, milky, dark... Blue, green, white, grey... The Great South Lakes Site: (re)discover its unique landscapes A remarkable colour palette Red earth loaded with iron... …scattered with vibrant colours Its flora: shades of green to grey... Reading the landscape Oasis Falls Broken mining armour* Gushing waterfall Water as a conductor A contrasting landscape resulting from a hydrogeological marriage On the path, revealing itself between sparse Gymnostoma, the emergence of a plateau glowing red or black with metallic shine; an armour of cemented ferrous elements forming an indurated crust: the carapace of the mining grounds contrasting with the tender green of the flora. Here, the course of the Carénage (Fairing) River abruptly interrupts: this difference in altitude gives a glimpse of the work of water, which alters the rock over time to reshape new micro-landscapes like this waterfall, a haven of well-being. Place called the Oasis GR®NC1, stage 1 of Prony > Neocallitropsis refuge. Here, a witness to erosion: the shaping of the water created a collapse of the plateau and gave rise to this waterfall. * Armour: shell of mining terrain whose thickness varies from 1 to 3 m “The landscape is the expression observable by the senses on the surface of the Earth of the combination between nature, techniques and human culture. It is essentially changing and can only be understood in its dynamics, that is to say within the framework of History which restores its fourth dimension.” Jean Robert Pitte What is the landscape?
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