Tindfjallajökull

Tindfjallajökull
Tindfjallajökull
Highest point
Elevation1,462 m (4,797 ft)
Prominence1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Coordinates63°48′N 19°35′W / 63.8°N 19.58°W / 63.8; -19.58
Dimensions
Area300 km2 (120 sq mi)
Geography
Geological features near the Tindfjallajökull volcanic system (red outline).
Legend
  • Other shading shows:
  •    calderas
  •   central volcanoes
  •   fissure swarms
  •   subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
  •   seismically active areas
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LocationIceland
Parent rangeMid-Atlantic Ridge
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPossibly Holocene

Tindfjallajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰɪntˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, alternatively Tindafjallajökull) is a glacier in the south of Iceland whose name is also given to the underlying stratovolcano. Tindfjöll ([ˈtʰɪntˌfjœtl̥], "peak mountains") is a ridge that extends to the south of the glacier and is an alternative name for the volcano. The name of the glacier in Icelandic means "Tindfjöll glacier".

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