Icebergs at toe of outlet glacier from ice cap

View to the north across Jokulsaron, a small lake ponded meltwater at the toe of an outlet glacier extending from Vatnajokull. Note contorted debris- or ash-rich layers in glacier in the background. Similar layers are apparent within the icebergs in the foreground.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wojtal, Steven F.
Language:unknown
Published: Oberlin College Library 1997
Subjects:
Surficial Geology
Quaternary Geology
Glaciers
Icebergs
Skaftafell
The Toe
glacier
Ice cap
Iceland
Online Access:http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15963coll1,1893
Description
Summary:View to the north across Jokulsaron, a small lake ponded meltwater at the toe of an outlet glacier extending from Vatnajokull. Note contorted debris- or ash-rich layers in glacier in the background. Similar layers are apparent within the icebergs in the foreground.

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