This stake shows the dramatic rate at which the Langjokull ice cap is retreating. It was placed at the edge of the ice sheet in the summer of 2009. 12

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This stake shows the dramatic rate at which the Langjokull ice cap is retreating. It was placed at the edge of the ice sheet in the summer of 2009. 12 months later the ice cap has melted and retreated about 200 metres.

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Photo credit: © ASHLEY COOPER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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