Sólheimajökull
Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier in southern Iceland, between the volcanoes Katla and Eyjafjallajökull. Part of the larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier, Sólheimajökull is a prominent and popular tourist location owing to its size and relative ease of access.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 599 metres
- Description: glacier in Iceland
- Also known as: “Solheimajokull”
Sólheimajökull
- Category: landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.55696° or 63° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
-19.30268° or 19° 18′ 10″ west
Elevation
599 metres (1,965 feet)
Open location code
9CM2HM4W+QW
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Sólheimajökull” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sólheimajökull”
- Cebuano: “Sólheimajökull”
- Dutch: “Sólheimajökull”
- French: “Sólheimajökull”
- German: “Sólheimajökull”
- Icelandic: “Sólheimajökull”
- Japanese: “ソゥルヘイマ氷河”
- Spanish: “Sólheimajökull”
- Swedish: “Sólheimajökull”
- Welsh: “Sólheimajökull”
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