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  2. Jökulsárlón - Wikipedia

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    When the temperatures rose between 1920 and 1965, the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier tongue rapidly retreated, continually creating icebergs of varying size, thus creating a lagoon in its wake around 1934–35. The lake is over 200 m (660 ft) deep where the glacier snout originally existed. Glacial moraines became exposed on both sides of the lake.

  3. Vatnajökull National Park - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of long-distance footpaths - Wikipedia

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    A walk around of the island of Bornholm (120 km (75 mi)). Camønoen A walk on the island of Møn (175 km (109 mi)). Sjællandsleden is a trail around Sjælland. Kyst til kyst stien A 140 km long hike across Jutland from Blåvandshuk to Vejle Map

  5. Glacier hiking - Wikipedia

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    The glacier itself has remained stable since 1917. [4] Europe. Switzerland has the Great Aletsch Glacier, which is located on a hiking path that includes lakes and other mountain paths. The glacier itself features 32 peaks that are 4,000 meters high. [5] Iceland is home to Svínafellsjökull, a very popular glacier for hiking. [6]

  6. Jökulhlaup - Wikipedia

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    The 1999 surge of Langjökull at its outlet glacier of Eystri-Hagafellsjökull was into a lake which then flooded downstream. From a landslide. Substantial potential energy is released in such slides, which can cause melting of ice and creation of flood water either if the slide falls onto a glacier or displaces water in a glacier dammed lake.

  7. Snæfellsjökull - Wikipedia

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    Snæfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, snow-fell glacier) is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. [3] It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).

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