Why are there glaciers in Iceland?

Why are there glaciers in Iceland? In Iceland, there are many volcanoes and many glaciers that have formed on top of active volcanoes. When the volcanoes erupt; the glacier ice above them melts very quickly, creating devastatingly destructive rivers called jökulhlaup, or a ‘glacier run’. More than 10% of Iceland is covered by glaciers. Why […]

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