Geitlandsjökull
Outlet glacier and tuya in Iceland
Geitlandsjökull
Location in Iceland
Geitlandsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceitˌlan(t)sˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ) is a lateral glacier of Langjökull, with a flowshed of 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) from the second largest ice cap in Iceland at 904 km2 (349 sq mi), in the west of Iceland.[1]: 503 It has also been used as the name for the substantial Langjökull ice cap, as has the name Suðurjöklar.[2]: 18 The highest point of Geitlandsjökull, which lies on top of a tuya, reaches a height of 1,400 m (4,600 ft).[3][4]
Unlike most of the outlet glaciers of Langjökull which are retreating, its recent mass balance is stable, as it intercepts the predominant low pressure weather systems from the south-west.[1]: 503 In the Grettis saga the outlaw Grettir Ásmundarson climbed Geitlandsjökull and walked south from it to a grassy valley with hot springs and surrounded by glaciers on all sides.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Pope, A.; Willis, I.C.; Palsson, F.; Arnold, N.S.; Rees, W.G.; Björnsson, H.; Grey, L. (2016). "Elevation change, mass balance, dynamics and surging of Langjökull, Iceland from 1997 to 2007". Journal of Glaciology. 62 (233): 497–511. Bibcode:2016JGlac..62..497P. doi:10.1017/jog.2016.55.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Oddur; Williams, Richard S. (2008). "Geographic Names of Iceland's Glaciers:Historic and Modern". In Richard S. Williams Jr.; Jane G. Ferrigno (eds.). Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World series (U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386-D (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ [1] Archived November 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Beleg 2009 durch Untersuchungen des Isl. Wetteramtes an Erdbebenserien Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Björnsson, Helgi (2017). "History of Glaciology in Iceland". The Glaciers of Iceland:A Historical, Cultural and Scientific Overview. Translated by Julian Meldon D'Arcy. Paris: Atlantis Press. pp. 129–207. doi:10.2991/978-94-6239-207-6. ISBN 978-94-6239-207-6.
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