Aerial View of Surging Glacial Patterns, Jokulsarlon, Breidamerkurjokull, Vatnajokull Ice Cap, Iceland

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Icebergs floating in Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon, Breidamerkurjokull, Vatnajokull Ice Cap, Iceland. Due to the recent glacial surge many more icebergs are filling up the lagoon. A surge-type glacier experiences a dramatic increase in flow rate, which can be 10-100 times greater than normal flow rates. Glacier surges turn the glacier surface into a maze of ice towers and crevasses.

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Jokulsarlon, Breidamerkurjokull, Vatnajokull Ice Cap, Icealnd
Photo credit: © Ragnar Th Sigurdsson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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