Steve Sharrocks
Solheimajokull Glacier (#7 Explored 18/01/2025)
Solheimajokull Glacier. Southern Iceland.
About eight kilometers long and two kilometers wide (five miles long and just over a mile wide), Solheimajokull is an impressive feature.
Sadly, like all the glaciers in Iceland, bar one, Solheimajokull is shrinking rapidly. A glacier lagoon at its base reveals how quickly it is receding: the length of an Olympic swimming pool every year. It seems like this change is already an irreversible consequence of climate change, and it may be gone within decades.
On the day we arrived it was remarkably calm, in great contrast to the black sand beach we visited just before. It’s a short walk from the lagoon car park. You can see the glacier hikers, who look like ants given the sheer size of the glacier. Truly awesome.
Solheimajokull Glacier (#7 Explored 18/01/2025)
Solheimajokull Glacier. Southern Iceland.
About eight kilometers long and two kilometers wide (five miles long and just over a mile wide), Solheimajokull is an impressive feature.
Sadly, like all the glaciers in Iceland, bar one, Solheimajokull is shrinking rapidly. A glacier lagoon at its base reveals how quickly it is receding: the length of an Olympic swimming pool every year. It seems like this change is already an irreversible consequence of climate change, and it may be gone within decades.
On the day we arrived it was remarkably calm, in great contrast to the black sand beach we visited just before. It’s a short walk from the lagoon car park. You can see the glacier hikers, who look like ants given the sheer size of the glacier. Truly awesome.