Sólheimajökull (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈsoulˌheiːmaˌjœːkʏtl̥/) is a glacier in southern Iceland, between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull. Part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Sólheimajökull is a prominent and popular tourist location owing to its size and relative ease of access.[1]
Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of the larger Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which lies atop the Katla caldera. It sits near the town of Vík í Mýrdal, a popular tourist location about 180km southeast of Reykjavik.[2] The glacier is melting rapidly around 60m (200feet) per year[3] owing to warmer annual temperatures due to climate change. It is possible that many of the country's glaciers will become extinct within the next century.