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Vatnsnes, Iceland 65°36′23″N 20°38′08″W / 65.60648°N 20.63563°W / 65.60648; -20.63563 Hvítserkur ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvitˌsɛr̥kʏr̥] , regionally also [-ˌsɛrkʰʏr̥] ) is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland
The old Krýsuvikurkirkja, March 2007. There were farms in the vicinity from the Middle Ages till 1945. [2] After the eruption known as the Krýsuvík fires in the middle of the 12th century, probably in 1151-1188, the main farm was transferred to a place under the mountain Bæjarfell.
The first site added to the list was the Þingvellir National Park, in 2004. Two further sites were added later, Surtsey in 2008 and Vatnajökull National Park in 2019. [2] Þingvellir is a cultural site while the other two are natural sites. [2] In addition to its World Heritage Sites, Iceland also maintains six properties on its tentative list.
Skútustaðir was one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders were represented by the northern site of the glacier of Vatnajökull. Its territory included the lakes of Mývatn (in front of Reykjahlíð) and Öskjuvatn; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið.
Langjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlauŋkˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, Icelandic for "long glacier") is the second largest ice cap in Iceland (870 km 2 (340 sq mi)), [1] after Vatnajökull. It is situated in the west of the Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur .
An official measurement in August 2005 established the height of the mountain as 2,109.6 metres (6,921 ft 3 in). [5] Earlier surveys had measured a height of 2,119 m or 6,952 ft. [1] The peak is part of the Vatnajökull National Park.
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