Autumn colours and rainbow over Illuklettar near Skaftafellsjokull glacier seen in the distance, Skaftafell National Park, East Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull, impressive glacial tongue of the Vatnajokull ice cap in Skaftafell National Park, south-east Iceland (Austurland), Iceland, Polar Regions

Route 1, leading to Skaftafell National Park and Skaftafellsjokull Glacier, South Region of Iceland (Sudurland), Iceland, Polar Regions

Vegetation at foot of retreating Skaftafellsjokull glacier, Skaftarell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions

Vegetation at foot of retreating Skaftafellsjokull glacier, Skaftarell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions

Hikers taking a rest above the Skaftafellsjokull glacier, Skaftafellsa glacial river in the background, in Skaftafell National Park, south-east Iceland (Austurland), Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull, impressive glacial tongue of the Vatnajokull ice cap in Skaftafell National Park, south-east Iceland (Austurland), Iceland, Polar Regions

View across the Skeidararsandur glacial flood plain to the Skaftafellsjokull part of Vatnajokull glacier, southeast area, Iceland, Polar Regions

View across the Skeidararsandur glacial flood plain to the Skaftafellsjokull part of Vatnajokull glacier, southeast area, Iceland, Polar Regions

The Icelandic ring road and the Skaftafellsjokull glacier a part of the Vatnajokull glacier, southeast area, Iceland, Polar Regions

The Skaftafellsjokull glacier, Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull in the Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull in the Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull in the Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions

Skaftafellsjokull in the Skaftafell National Park, Iceland, Polar Regions