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Strata & Time · 00:06 · 2026

Breiðamerkurjökull recedes

An outlet of Iceland's Vatnajökull ice cap. As it retreats, the lagoon Jökulsárlón grows at its foot.

What to look for

Watch the lagoon rather than the ice. Its growth is the plainest record of how far the glacier has withdrawn.

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Collection
Strata & Time
Series
Forty years in four seconds
Running time
00:06
Year
2026
Source
NASA SVS / Landsat, SVS 15037
Licence
Public domain (United States government work)

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