Mýrdalsjökull
Mýrdalsjökull (pronounced , Icelandic for "(the) mire dale glacier" or "(the) mire valley glacier") is an ice cap on the top of the Katla volcano in the south of Iceland. It is to the north of the town of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller ice cap Eyjafjallajökull. Between these two glaciers is the Fimmvörðuháls pass.
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- Sléttjökull, Öldufellsjökull, Sandfellsjökull, Kötlujökull, Huldujökull, Mosakambsökull, Klifurárjökull, Sólheimajökull, Jökulsárgilsjökull, Hrunajökull, Tungnakvíslarjökull, Goðalandsjökull, Hrútárökull, and Entujökull
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- Retreating
- Glacier.location
- Southwestern Iceland
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- no
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- Map of Mýrdalsjökull glacier showing its named outlet glaciers and surface glacial catchments (light grey shading with white outline). Clicking on the map to enlarge it enables mouse over that allows identification of individual glaciers.
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- Mýrdalsjökull
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- Myrdalsjökull 01.jpg
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- Aerial view of Mýrdalsjökull.
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- Ice cap
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- Average
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Mýrdalsjökull (pronounced , Icelandic for "(the) mire dale glacier" or "(the) mire valley glacier") is an ice cap on the top of the Katla volcano in the south of Iceland. It is to the north of the town of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller ice cap Eyjafjallajökull. Between these two glaciers is the Fimmvörðuháls pass.
The glacier contributes to the most serious natural hazard area of Iceland.
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