It is a great way to experience Icelandic nature with a tour to Sólheimajökull glacier tongue. (hostel.is)
A healthy glacier has an accumulation zone at high elevations and an ablation zone at lower elevations; ice flow from the accumulation zone continually feeds glacier tongues that penetrate into the ablation zone. (realclimate.org)
Contrary to the aforementioned report, a recent study by Gardelle and others (2012) reveals that high rates of ice loss can occur on debris - covered glacier tongues (12). (chimalaya.org)