Los glaciares de Islandia
ISSN: 1132-9157
Year of publication: 2005
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Pages: 303-307
Type: Article
More publications in: Enseñanza de las ciencias de la tierra: Revista de la Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra
Abstract
Nowadays, there are ice caps and glaciers in Iceland like Vatnajökull, the biggest continental ice cap of Europe. Nevertheles, in the past all the surface of this island was covered by the ice. The evolution of the glaciers, their current situation, their different kinds of interest, the present problems and some of the works for the study, control, prediction and prevention of geological risks are showed in this work.