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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 in its valley with Mýrdalsjökull behind

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 an outlet glacier of the larger Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which lies atop the Katla caldera. It sits near the town of Vík í Mýrdal, a popular tourist location about 180km southeast of Reykjavik.[2] 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.
  2. ^ https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/solheimajokull

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


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