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This is a list of mountains in Iceland. List ... Rank Mountain peak Location Elevation Prominence Isolation Coordinates; 1: Hvannadalshnjúkur [a] 2,110 m (6,920 ft)
An official measurement in August 2005 established the height of the mountain as 2,109.6 metres (6,921 ft 3 in). [5] Earlier surveys had measured a height of 2,119 m or 6,952 ft. [ 1 ] The peak is part of the Vatnajökull National Park .
Kirkjufell (Icelandic: [ˈcʰɪr̥cʏˌfɛtl̥] ⓘ, "Church Mountain") is a 463 m [1] high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country. [2]
Snæfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, snow-fell glacier) is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. [3] It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).
The mountains of Iceland, the highest of which is Hvannadalshnúkur at 2,110 metres (6,923 ft). The main article for this category is List of mountains in Iceland . Subcategories
On March 17 in 2017 it was reported that the Kerlingarfjöll Mountains and geothermal area were being turned into a nature reserve. Although parts of the place already had protection, a whole 367 km 2 (142 sq mi) are to be under the protection of the state of Iceland. There have been thoughts of using the 140 °C (284 °F) hot springs as a ...
The name of Þorbjörn or Þorbjarnarfell [ˈθɔrˌpja(r)tnarˌfɛtl̥], the “mountain of Þorbjörn” is a popular man's name in Iceland connected with the son of a farmer in the region. When a group of bandits were tyrannizing the farmers in the area and disappeared into hiding after their raids, the young man pretended to be part of the ...
The peninsula has a volcanic origin having the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt down its centre, and the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, at its western tip. With its height of 1,446 m (4,744 ft), it is the highest mountain on the peninsula and has a glacier at its peak (jökull means "glacier" in Icelandic).
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