Sólheimajökull () is an outlet 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.
Geology
Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which lies atop the Katla caldera. It is located near the town of Vík í Mýrdal, a popular tourist location about southeast of Reykjavík. The glacier is melting rapidly around per year 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. Risks The occasional potentially dangerous glacial lake outburst flood (Jökulhlaups) may use this route to the sea.
In the summer of 2026 visitors to the glacier outlet were warned of the risk of unstable and unsafe conditions on both the glacier and hiking access routes due to melting of the glacier.
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