Late Holocene Glacial History of Sólheimajökull, Southern Iceland

• Main Author: Bjarki Friis 1974-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Jarðfræði; Sólheimajökull; GIS (landupplýsingakerfi); Jöklafræði; Skriðjöklar; Kortagerð; Katla; Mýrdalsjökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/7407

Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier draining the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in southern Iceland. Mýrdalsjökull covers the Katla central volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland. Sólheimajökull is ~ 15 km long, 1-2 km wide and covers 44 km². It descends from the Katla caldera at 1505 m a.s.l....