Kverkfjöll

Coordinates: 64°39′00″N 16°43′00″W / 64.65000°N 16.71667°W / 64.65000; -16.71667
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Kverkfjöll
Highest point
Elevation1,764 m (5,787 ft)
Coordinates64°39′00″N 16°43′00″W / 64.65000°N 16.71667°W / 64.65000; -16.71667
Geography
Kverkfjöll is located in Iceland
Kverkfjöll
Kverkfjöll
Location in Iceland
LocationIceland
Topo map
Map
Geological features near the Kverkfjöll central volcano (red outline). Shading also shows:   subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft),   seismically active areas between 1995 to 2007,    calderas, other   central volcanoes and   fissure swarms. Clicking on the image enables mouse-over with more detail.
Warning text about the caves

Kverkfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛr̥kˌfjœtl̥] ; 1,764 m) is a mountain range situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With the glacier Kverkjökull, it is between the Vatnajökull glacier and the Dyngjufjöll mountains. The mountains are active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they saw frequent eruptions and glacier runs (jökulhlaup).

Under the mountains, there is a magma chamber which leads to the formation of glacier caves. Currently, they cannot be visited because of the risk of collapse.[citation needed]

The Holuhraun lava field is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north-west of Kverkfjöll. The main volume of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river flows from the Kverkfjöll area.[1]

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External links[edit]

  • Kverksfjöll Archived 2021-06-10 at the Wayback Machine in the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes
  • Kverkfjöll - picture gallery from islandsmyndir.is
  • Photo
  • ice cave
  • "Kverkfjöll". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Holuhraun". Nordic Adventure Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-08-30.