cover (Bekryaev et al., 2010).
Iceland is also expected to be influenced by climate changes. Its climate is relatively mild for
its latitude (63°-
66°N) as the North Atlantic Current warms the ocean south and west of the
country (Olafsson et al., 2007; Einarsson, 1984). Approximately 11% of Iceland is covered
by glaciers (Einarsson, 1984) but they are expected to shrink drastically in the future
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