Skeiðarársandur outwash plain

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geographical feature outwash plain sandur

Skeiðarársandur outwash plain is a vast glacial sandur in southeast Iceland, formed by meltwater and sediment from Vatnajökull and known for its dramatic black sands and braided river systems.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Skeiðarársandur 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
outwash plain ⓘ
sandur ⓘ
adjacentTo Vatnajökull National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateArea hundreds of square kilometers ⓘ
approximateWidth up to 25 kilometers ⓘ
associatedGlacier Skeiðarárjökull NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vatnajökull NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastType proglacial coastal plain ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
crossedBy Icelandic Ring Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainedBy Gígja NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hverfisfljót NERFINISHED ⓘ
Núpsvötn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Skeiðará NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal outwash plain ⓘ
formedBy meltwater from Vatnajökull ⓘ
sediment from Vatnajökull ⓘ
formedDuring Holocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalOrigin glacial processes ⓘ
jökulhlaup floods ⓘ
hasCharacteristic black sands ⓘ
hasColor black ⓘ
hasPart braided river systems ⓘ
hasViewOf Vatnajökull ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounding mountain ranges ⓘ
knownFor braided river channels ⓘ
vast glacial outwash plain ⓘ
volcanic flood deposits ⓘ
languageOfName Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn southeast Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Icelandic south coast ⓘ
nameMeaning Skeiðará outwash plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Skaftafell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Öræfi region NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent 1996 Gjálp eruption jökulhlaup ⓘ
destruction of Skeiðará bridges in 1996 ⓘ
partOf Icelandic volcanic zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Austurland NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo glacial flooding ⓘ
volcanic activity under Vatnajökull ⓘ
surfaceMaterial basaltic sand ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
tourismAttractionType natural landscape ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Vatnajökull National Park → contains → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
Öræfajökull → near → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skeiðarársandur
Öræfajökull volcanic system → near → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skeiðarársandur
Öræfi region → contains → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skeiðarársandur