Sólheimajökull

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Sólheimajökull in its valley with Mýrdalsjökull behind

Sólheimajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈsoulˌheiːmaˌjœːkʏtl̥]) 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]

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]}

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

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