Mýrdalsjökull glacier

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Mýrdalsjökull glacier is a large ice cap in southern Iceland that covers the active Katla volcano and is known for its dramatic landscapes and glacial tours.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Mýrdalsjökull 0
Katla 0
Sólheimajökull 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
ice cap
outlet glacier
volcano
associatedWith jökulhlaups
climateType subpolar oceanic climate
country Iceland
coveredVolcano Katla caldera NERFINISHED
covers Katla NERFINISHED
drainageTo Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi NERFINISHED
Markarfljót River NERFINISHED
Mýrdalssandur NERFINISHED
geologicalSetting active volcanic zone
hasAccessPoint Skógafjall area NERFINISHED
Sólheimajökull NERFINISHED
hasActivity glacial outburst floods
volcanic activity
hasFeature ash layers in ice
crevasse fields
icefalls
outlet glaciers
isSubjectOf glaciological research
volcanological research
knownFor crevasses
dramatic landscapes
glacial tours
ice caves
languageOfName Icelandic
locatedIn southern Iceland
locatedOn Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED
locatedUnder Mýrdalsjökull NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Icelandic Coast Guard NERFINISHED
Icelandic Meteorological Office NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Mire Valley Glacier NERFINISHED
nearestSettlement Skógar NERFINISHED
Vík í Mýrdal NERFINISHED
parentGlacier Mýrdalsjökull NERFINISHED
partOf Icelandic Highlands NERFINISHED
South Coast of Iceland NERFINISHED
region Suðurland
risk glacial flooding
volcanic eruptions
tourismType glacier hiking
ice climbing
snowmobile tours
super jeep tours
volcanoType subglacial volcano

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South Coast of Iceland hasPart Mýrdalsjökull glacier