Vatnajökull Glacier
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on . InVatnajökull is the largest glacier in all of Europe, lies in southeastern Iceland. In places 400 meters (1,312 feet) thick, the massive glacier covers 8 percent of the entire country. Vatnajökull is subject to glacial melt floods because of several active volcanoes heat melts portions of the bottom side of the glacier…(Read More)
Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 60 miles (100 km) wide, over 250 miles (400 km) long, and about 2,500 m deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world’s largest glacier. It drains 8% of the Antarctic ice sheet to the east and south of the…(Read More)
The small country of Guinea-Bissau along the African west coast is home to a population of roughly 1.6 million people, most of whom are employed in agriculture. The country’s small population limits environmental impacts, but farming has nevertheless reduced the extent of Guinea-Bissau’s mangrove forests, according to a report issued…(Read More)