Langjökull glacier
E933075
Langjökull glacier is one of Iceland’s largest ice caps, known for feeding nearby lakes and fissures with clear glacial meltwater and for its extensive ice caves and snow-covered landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Langjökull glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice cap ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Gullfoss area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Húsafell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 900–1000 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 950 square kilometres ⓘ |
| climateType | subarctic ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
Blanda river system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borgarfjörður region rivers ⓘ Hvítá river system ⓘ |
| etymology | name means "long glacier" in Icelandic ⓘ |
| feature |
crevasses
ⓘ
extensive ice caves ⓘ man-made ice tunnel ⓘ natural ice caves ⓘ outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| feeds |
fissures with glacial meltwater
ⓘ
nearby lakes ⓘ |
| formationProcess | accumulation of snow and ice over thousands of years ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
on a volcanic zone
ⓘ
on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 1450 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Baldjökull area ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | important freshwater source in western Iceland ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| length | about 50 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icelandic Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ western Iceland ⓘ |
| near |
Húsafell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaldidalur highland road NERFINISHED ⓘ Þingvellir region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Hofsjökull–Langjökull volcanic area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prestahnúkur volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ active volcanic systems ⓘ |
| partOf | Icelandic ice caps ⓘ |
| rankByAreaInIceland | second-largest ice cap in Iceland ⓘ |
| status | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature | snow-covered landscapes ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
glacier hiking
ⓘ
glacier snowmobiling ⓘ ice cave tours ⓘ super jeep tours ⓘ |
| trend | losing mass and shrinking in area ⓘ |
| waterType | clear glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| width | about 15–20 kilometres ⓘ |
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