Part of the tongue of Svínafellsjökull (in the foreground) is in a state of thinning and decay. Even though the glacier did not experience a major retreat in terms of length in the previous years, further thinning might lead to the sudden disappearance of the lower part of the tongue, connected with a substantial increase in the size of the proglacial lakes. Several lakes and small ponds with similar water levels already indicate a connected water body and floating of the tongue. Skeiðarárjökull appears in the background.

Keywords

glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, mountainscape, sea or lake ice

Created

Friday 30 August 2019 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Iceland (3364 visits)