Polar Gallery

Ice floes calving from Vatnajokull Glacier

Ice floes calving from Vatnajokull Glacier some 30 m high. In summer they melt into smaller pieces and roll out into the sea; in winter the lagoon freezes, locking the icebergs in place. Jokulsarlon Lagoon Preserve, Iceland

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Sunset light on the tongue of Brasvellbreen Glacier, part of the Vestfonna ice cap, with melting ice

Sunset light on the tongue of Brasvellbreen Glacier, part of the Vestfonna ice cap, with melting ice. The Vestfonna ice cap covers an area of 2402 sq km with a mean thickness of 186 m. Nordaustlandet, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norwegian Arctic, Norway

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