English: Located in the southeast of Iceland, Skaftafell is a preservation area within the Vatnajökull National Park, which measures approximately 14% of the total surface area of Iceland. Due to its stunning variety of landscape features, created by an interplay of fluvial, glacial, volcanic and geothermal activity, the region has also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its glaciers stem from the Vatnajökull ice cap, Europe's largest glacier outside of the Arctic Circle. According to recent research, the ice cap has retreated dramatically in the past 30 years as a consequence of climate change, by a total of about 400 km². This image, which was acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 31 January 2021, is the first cloudless image to capture the Icelandic glaciers since the 2020-2021 darkness period ended. It shows two Skaftafell glaciers, Skaftafellsjökull in the middle of the image and Svínafellsjökull on the right. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, which includes two twin satellites, provides multi-spectral data over 13 different spectral bands and at a maximum spatial resolution of 10 metres. The granular images it helps create can then be used to detect changes in land surface in high resolution even at northern latitudes, helping to monitor the melting of glaciers.