Thordarhyrna
Thordarhyrna is one of seven subglacial volcanoes beneath the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. It is a paired active central volcano with Grímsvötn, and can be classified as part of the Grímsvötn-Laki volcanic system, with common fissure swarms to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,533 metres
- Description: mountain in Iceland
- Also known as: “Tordarhyrna”
Thordarhyrna
- Categories: volcano and landform
- Location: Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.27271° or 64° 16′ 22″ northLongitude
-17.52958° or 17° 31′ 47″ westElevation
1,533 metres (5,030 feet)Open location code
9CP47FFC+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 5825944480OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thordarhyrna” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Þórðarhyrna”
- Dutch: “Thordarhyrna”
- Dutch: “Þórðarhyrna”
- French: “Thordarhyrna”
- Icelandic: “Þórðarhyrna”
- Japanese: “ソゥルザルィルナ”
- Ladin: “Thordarhyrna”
- Portuguese: “Thordarhyrna”
- Russian: “Тоурдархидна”
- Spanish: “Thordarhyrna”
- Spanish: “Þórðarhyrna”
- Swedish: “Þórðarhyrna”
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