Öræfi region

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geographical region region of Iceland

The Öræfi region is a remote area in southeast Iceland known for its dramatic glacial landscapes, including parts of Vatnajökull National Park and Iceland’s highest peak.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Öræfi region canonical 2
Jökulsárlón area 1
Skeiðará river plain 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of Iceland ⓘ
borders Vatnajökull ice cap ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
contains Hvannadalshnúkur ⓘ
Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
surface form: Skaftafell area

Öræfi region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skeiðará river plain

Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
surface form: Skeiðarársandur

glacial lagoons ⓘ
glacial landscapes ⓘ
glacial rivers ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
outwash plains ⓘ
sandur plains ⓘ
volcanic terrain ⓘ
Öræfajökull ⓘ
surface form: Öræfajökull volcano
country Iceland ⓘ
geology volcanic origin ⓘ
glaciology dominated by outlet glaciers of Vatnajökull ⓘ
hasFeature black sand plains ⓘ
glacial outburst flood plains ⓘ
glacial tongues ⓘ
moraines ⓘ
ring road Route 1 corridor ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Hvannadalshnúkur ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2110 metres ⓘ
knownFor Iceland’s highest peak ⓘ
dramatic glacial landscapes ⓘ
proximity to Vatnajökull glacier ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
sparsely populated settlements ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
volcanic and glacial hazards ⓘ
language Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn southeast Iceland ⓘ
locatedOn Icelandic mainland ⓘ
North Atlantic island of Iceland ⓘ
partOf Austurland ⓘ
Suðurland ⓘ
Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
populationDensity low ⓘ
tourismActivity glacier hiking ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hvannadalshnúkur → near → Öræfi region ⓘ
Vatnajökull National Park → contains → Öræfi region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jökulsárlón area
Öræfajökull → volcanicZone → Öræfi region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Öræfi volcanic belt
Öræfajökull volcanic system → namedAfter → Öræfi region ⓘ
Öræfi region → contains → Öræfi region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skeiðará river plain
Bjarni Pálsson → associatedWith → Öræfi region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vatnajökull region