Snæfellsjökull glacier
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Snæfellsjökull glacier is a prominent glacier-capped stratovolcano on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula, famed for its striking scenery and as the setting of Jules Verne’s "Journey to the Center of the Earth."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ subglacial volcano ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Journey to the Center of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
basalt
ⓘ
intermediate volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| describedBy | Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
1446 m
ⓘ
4744 ft ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateApprox | 64.8°N 23.8°W ⓘ |
| hasCrater | central crater ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Icelandic folklore
ⓘ
esoteric and New Age beliefs ⓘ |
| hasFeature | summit caldera ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Snæfellsjökull glacier ⓘ |
| hasGlacierAreaTrend | shrinking ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Snow mountain glacier ⓘ |
| hasSummitIceCap | Snæfellsjökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCappedBy | Snæfellsjökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
glacier-capped summit
ⓘ
role in literature ⓘ striking scenery ⓘ |
| isSettingFor | Journey to the Center of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Faxaflói Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reykjavík on clear days ⓘ |
| lastEruption |
Holocene
ⓘ
circa 200 CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Snæfellsjökull National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Region of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hellnar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Arnarstapi NERFINISHED ⓘ town of Ólafsvík ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Reykjanes Volcanic Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snæfellsnes Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Icelandic volcanic system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snæfellsjökull National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photoSubjectOf | Icelandic tourism promotion ⓘ |
| popularFor |
glacier tours
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| prominence | 1446 m ⓘ |
| protectedSince | 2001 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.