# @eumetsatmedia on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWBrXPyjOH6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60386655-eumetsatmedia-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/430cacca48.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-18T12:45:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** EUMETSAT (@eumetsatmedia) — https://gondola.cc/eumetsatmedia

## Caption

This week’s ‘Image of the Week’ marks the upcoming #WorldGlacierDay on 21 March with a #Copernicus Sentinel-3 view of southern Iceland’s ice caps. 🧊
 
The large white expanse on the right side of the image is Vatnajökull - the largest ice cap in Iceland and in Europe by volume.
 
DYK scientists estimate that Iceland’s glaciers have lost approximately 16% of their mass since 1900, almost half of it since the mid-1990s? 
 
The United Nations World Glacier Day aims to raise global awareness of glaciers’ vital roles: in the Earth’s climate system, in freshwater availability, in ecosystems, and in human livelihoods.

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 52
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

copernicus, worldglacierday

---
Copyright (c) Gondola