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A plethora of altocumulus lenticularis over Busquístar, La Alpujarra, Andalucia, Spain
Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over southern Corsica, France
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', forms when stable, moist air flows over a large obstacle such as a mountain, creating waves that cause the clouds to form at the crests. In this classic example, there are multiple, stacked layers of these lens-shaped clouds, spotted over Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.
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A cap cloud, a unique form of an Altocumulus lenticularis, spotted over Mount Jungfrau, Switzerland
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A low lying stratocumulus lenticularis spotted near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunset over Antelope Valley, California, US
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A grand display of altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Kvaløya, Norway
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunrise over the Flatirons, south of Boulder, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over L'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted at sunset while looking west over the Spring Mountains, near Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted at sunset over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Black Butte, Oregon, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Winthrop, Washington, US
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