Mýrdalssandur

Mýrdalssandur
Outwash plain
At Kúðafljót, view of the Mýrdalsjökull
Mýrdalssandur
Map of Iceland showing the location of Mýrdalssandur.
Coordinates: 63°28′N 18°38′W / 63.47°N 18.63°W / 63.47; -18.63
LocationVestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern Region, Iceland
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Recent jökulhlaup flows to the Mýrdalssandur:
1:from Kötlujökull to Leirá in 1721, 1755, 1918
2:from Kötlujökull to Austastikælir stream in 1612, 1625, 1660, 1721, 1755, 1823, 1860, 1918
3:from Kötlujökull to Blautakvísl river area of Mýrdalssandur in (1625), 1660, 1755, 1823, 1918
4:from Kötlujökull to Múlakvísl river area of Mýrdalssandur towards Kötlutangi and Höfðabrekkufjara beaches in 1612, 1625, 1660, 1721, 1755, 1823, 1860, 1918
5:from Kötlujökull to Múlakvísl river area of Mýrdalssandur towards Höfðabrekkufjara beach in 1612, 1625, 1660, 1721, 1755, 1823, 1860, 1918, 1955, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2017
6:from Múlakvísl river area towards Kerlingardalsfjara beach in 1660, 1721, 1755, 1823, 1860

Mýrdalssandur (Icelandic: [ˈmirˌtalsˌsantʏr̥]) is an outwash plain on the south coast of Iceland.

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