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Table 2: Selected Iceland Glaciers Name Alternative Names (italics if historic) [13] Glacier type Area in 1945 – 1946 (km 2) [3]: Table 2 Other area (km 2) Other year Area in 2019 (km 2) [3] Loss 2019 from max. area [3] Ice cap grouping Recent surges [2]: 377 Location [14] Vatnajökull: Austurjökular, Austurjökull, Grímsvatnajökull ...
Vatnajökull has around 30 outlet glaciers flowing from the ice cap. The Icelandic term for glacier is "jökull", and so is the term for outlet glacier. Given below is a list of outlet glaciers flowing from Vatnajökull, sorted by the four administrative territories of Vatnajökull National Park. [16] [17] This is not a complete list. Southern ...
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Jökulsárlón, located on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Vatnajökull National Park was established on 7 June 2008. When established, the park covered an area of 12,000 km 2, but with later additions of Lakagígar, Langisjór, Krepputunga [ˈkʰrɛhpʏˌtʰuŋka] and Jökulsárlón (including its surrounding areas) it now covers 14,967 km 2 or approximately 14% of Iceland, making it ...
It is one of the six volcanic systems under Vatnajökull. [1] The central volcano has a rim that rises to about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level, [a] making it the second highest mountain in Iceland, being lower than Hvannadalshnjúkur. The caldera is about 65 km 2 (25 sq mi), [1] up to 10 km (6.2 mi) wide and about 700 m (2,300 ft) deep.
Home to Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, the Capital Region is the most densely populated area in Iceland. It is located on the southwest coast of the island near the Southern Peninsula. The majority of Reykjavík is located on the Seltjarnarnes peninsula. Mount Esja, at 914 metres (2,999 ft), is the highest mountain in the vicinity of Reykjavík ...
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland: Parent range: Öræfajökull volcano: Hvannadalshnjúkur ... The peak is part of the Vatnajökull National Park. See also
Ásbyrgi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈausˌpɪrcɪ]) is a glacial canyon and forest in the north of Iceland, located approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) east of Húsavík on the Diamond Circle road. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Vatnajökull National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and over 1 km wide. [ 1 ]