Niels Nielsen (geographer) explained

Niels Nielsen (1893–1981) was a Danish geographer and professor of geology at Copenhagen University, particularly noted for his research on the volcanoes and glaciers of Iceland^[1] and the geomorphology of Jutland's West Coast and the Wadden Sea, in particular the Skallingen peninsula.

Works

Nielsen's works include the following books:

• Contributions to the physiography of Iceland: with particular reference to the highlands west of Vatnajökull (København: Levin & Munksgaard, 1933)
• Vatnajökull: Kampen mellem ild og is (København: Hagerup, 1937)

Notes and References

1. Helgi Björnsson, The Glaciers of Iceland: A Historical, Cultural and Scientific Overview, trans. by Julian Meldon D'Arcy (no place: Atlantis Press, 2017), pp. 172, 180 .