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Sólheimajökull

Coordinates: 63°33′N 19°18′W / 63.550°N 19.300°W / 63.550; -19.300
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Sólheimajökull is a glacier in southern Iceland, between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull. Part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Sólheimajökull is a prominent and popular tourist location owing to its size and relative ease of access.[1]

Panorama of Sólheimajökull glacial tongue and the valley leading to it
Sólheimajökull glacier panorama

Geology

Sólheimajökull is a part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier which lies atop the Katla caldera. The glacier is melting rapidly owing to warmer annual temperatures due to climate change. It is possible that many of the country's glaciers will become extinct within the next century.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "This Glacier in Iceland is Awesome to Explore but it is Disapearing". Stuck in Iceland. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

63°33′N 19°18′W / 63.550°N 19.300°W / 63.550; -19.300


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