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Fig. 7.
and 46 had ceased to function by 1960 and
the enlarged Breidárlón was overflowing via the
Breidá river leading to the Fjallsá. At this stage
channel 43 was carrying meltwaters from a
large lake system south of the medial moraine
(Mávabyggdarönd). Within this lake system
eskers can be seen standing above the lake sur-
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face. As the level of this lake dropped some of
the esker ridges actually formed a divide be-
tween drainage moving down channel 43 and
drainage moving towards the Jökulsárlón.
Channel 38 was now carrying water southwards
directly from a small proglacial lake at the ice
front. By 1960 the beginnings of the proglacial