Jökulsá á Fjöllum
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Jökulsá á Fjöllum is one of Iceland’s largest glacial rivers, known for flowing north from the Vatnajökull region through dramatic canyons and feeding the powerful Dettifoss waterfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial river
ⓘ
river in Iceland ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jökulsárgljúfur National Park (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| erosionalFeature | deep canyon walls ⓘ |
| feeds | Dettifoss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | north ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Vatnajökull region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Jökulsárgljúfur canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatnajökull National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Ásbyrgi area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsWaterfall |
Dettifoss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hafragilsfoss NERFINISHED ⓘ Selfoss (waterfall) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic and glacial activity ⓘ |
| hasFlowRegime | seasonally variable discharge ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalType | glacial meltwater river ⓘ |
| hasIcelandicNameMeaning | Glacial river in the mountains ⓘ |
| hasMajorWaterfall |
Dettifoss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hafragilsfoss NERFINISHED ⓘ Selfoss (waterfall) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenicReputation | one of Iceland’s most dramatic river canyons ⓘ |
| hasValley | Jökulsárgljúfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
glacial melt rates
ⓘ
volcanic activity under Vatnajökull ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic canyons
ⓘ
powerful waterfalls ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| length | approximately 206 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeastern Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Vatnajökull National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of Iceland’s largest glacial rivers ⓘ |
| partOf | Vatnajökull National Park landscape ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system ⓘ |
| source | Vatnajökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Vatnajökull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionFor |
hiking
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ waterfall viewing ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Vatnajökull ice cap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
glacial meltwater ⓘ |
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