The glacier on Kebnekaise's southern peak is shrinking. What was previously Sweden's highest summit is now 1.4 meters lower than last year. Measurements also show great melting on other Swedish glaciers.
On September 11, the annual measuring of Kebnekaise's southern peak was carried out. The height was measured at 2,093.2 meters above sea level. This is a decrease of 1.4 meters since September 2022, when the height was measured at 2,094.6 meters above sea level.
Since September 2019, Sweden has a new official highest point. Researchers at Stockholm University's research station in Tarfala then noted that Kebnekaise's southern peak was lower than the northern peak. The height of the southern peak, which is crowned by a glacier, was then 2,095.6 meters, compared to the northern peak's 2,096.8 meters. The northern peak consists of stone and has a height that does not change.
These glaciers have been measured continuously for more than 30 years. The glaciers measured by the researchers at Stockholm University are Storglaciären , Rabot's glacier, Mårma and Riukojietna. All four glaciers have decreased compared to 2022. Rabot's glacier has decreased the most. Looking at average mass loss over the past 10 years, this year's loss has been twice the average for all four of these glaciers.
has resulted in the south peak now being lower than the north peak. Over the last two decades, the height of the south peak has decreased by about 0.4 m per year . The remaining ice thickness at the southern summit is currently about 35 meters.: retrieved 13 September 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2023-09-kebnekaise-southern-peak-swedish-glaciers.html
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