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Iceland as seen from space, with Vatnajökull appearing as the largest white area to the lower right. Vatnajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya ...
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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 ...
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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.
A volcano near Iceland's capital Reykjavik in the country's southwestern region erupted for the tenth time in three years on Wednesday, local authorities reported.. The country's meteorological ...
Öræfajökull is located at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between Höfn and Vík.It is the largest active volcano in the country, and on the summit crater's north-western rim is Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft).