Earth:Kverkfjöll

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Short description: Mountain range in Iceland
Kverkfjöll
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Highest point
Elevation1,764 m (5,787 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 64°39′00″N 16°43′00″W / 64.65°N 16.7166667°W / 64.65; -16.7166667
Geography
Kverkfjöll is located in Iceland
Kverkfjöll
Kverkfjöll
Location in Iceland
LocationIceland
Warning text about the caves

Kverkfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈkʰvɛr̥kˌfjœtl̥] (About this soundlisten); 1,764 m) is a mountain range situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With the glacier Kverkjökull, it is between the Vatnajökull glacier and the Dyngjufjöll mountains. The mountains are active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they saw frequent eruptions and glacier runs.

Under the mountains, there is a magma chamber which leads to the formation of glacier caves. Currently, they cannot be visited because of the risk of collapse.[citation needed]

The Holuhraun lava field is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north-west of Kverkfjöll. The main volume of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river flows from the Kverkfjöll area.[1]

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References

  1. "Holuhraun". Nordic Adventure Travel. http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/plofin_holuhraun.htm. Retrieved 2014-08-30.