The glaciers of Iceland : a historical, cultural and scientific overview

• Main Author: Helgi Björnsson, (Author)
• Other Authors: D'Arcy, Julian Meldon, (translation.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [France] : Atlantis Press, 2017.
• Series: Atlantis advances in quaternary science ; v. 2.
• Subjects: Glaciers > Iceland.; Geology > Iceland.; Natural history > Iceland.; Iceland.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789462392076; 9789462392069
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book is the first comprehensive overview and evaluation of the origins, history and current size and condition of all of Iceland's major glaciers (including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is not only illustrated with many beautiful phot...