Sólheimajökull ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsoulˌheiːmaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ) is a glacier in southern Iceland , between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull . Part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Sólheimajökull is a prominent and popular tourist location owing to its size and relative ease of access.
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1-473: Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of the larger Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which lies atop the Katla caldera. It sits near the town of Vík í Mýrdal, a popular tourist location about 180km southeast of Reykjavik. The glacier is melting rapidly around 60 metres (200 ft) per year owing to warmer annual temperatures due to climate change. It is possible that many of the country's glaciers will become extinct within
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