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Vatnajökull Glacier Ice Cap

Vatnajökull Glacier Ice Cap
Image taken 8/4/1999 by Landsat 7

Valley glaciers appear as fingers of blue ice reaching out from the Vatnajökull Glacier in Iceland's Skaftafell National Park. The park lies on the southern edge of Vatnajökull, Europe's largest icecap.

 

 

This image can be found on Landsat 7 Path 217 Row 15, center: 64.2 N, 16.6 W.

Vatnajökull Glacier Ice Cap

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