Esja

Esja (; often Esjan , with the feminine definite article) is a mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, about ten kilometres north of Iceland's capital city Reykjavík.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Esja
Mountain.photo: Esja (2571116699).jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: The mountain range Esja
Mountain.elevation_m: 914
Mountain.location: 10 km north of Reykjavík, Iceland
Mountain.map: Iceland
Mountain.relief: 1
Mountain.map_size: 200
Mountain.label_position: right
Mountain.easiest_route: hiking

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Elevation: 914
Image: Esja (2571116699).jpg

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Commons category: Esjan
native label: Esja

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Etymology
Formation
Physical features
Hiking and climbing
References

Esja (; often Esjan , with the feminine definite article) is a mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, about ten kilometres north of Iceland's capital city Reykjavík.

Esja is not a single mountain, but a volcanic mountain range, made from basalt and tuff. thumb|Esja as seen from Perlan thumb|Steinn on Esja