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Vatnajökull spills over

Vatnajökull spills over

Vatnajökull Glacier, the largest by volume in Europe, covers many volcanoes beneath its surface. It has several outlet glaciers, like this one.

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Vatnajökull Glacier, the largest by volume in Europe, covers many volcanoes beneath its surface. It has several outlet glaciers, like this one.

Vatnajökull is so blue due to the high water content of the ice (90% water; 10% air).
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Canon EOS 550D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 105/1

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Iceland

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Mar, 2019

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