Sólheimajökull
Sólheimajökull is a 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Sólheimajökull
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 599 metres
- Description: glacier in Iceland
- Category: landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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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: “Solheimajokull”
- Welsh: “Sólheimajökull”
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