Öræfajökull
Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. The largest active volcano and the highest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres, it lies within the Vatnajökull National Park and is covered by part of the glacier.
- Icecap
- …lies at an elevation of 2,110 metres (6,923 feet)
- Description: volcano in south-eastern Iceland
- Also known as“Mount Oraeka”“Oraejökull”“Oraeka”
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Öræfajökull
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Latitude
64.02167° or 64° 1′ 18″ north
Longitude
-16.64327° or 16° 38′ 36″ west
Open location code
9CP529C4+MM
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Öræfajökull” goes by many names.
ÖræfajökullAsturian
ÖræfajökullBasque
ÖræfajökullCatalan
Oraefa GlacierCebuano
厄賴法冰蓋Chinese
厄賴法耶屈德爾火山Chinese
ÖræfajökullCzech
ÖræfajökullDanish
ÖræfajökullDutch
جبل اورايفاچوكولEgyptian Arabic
ÖræfajökullEstonian
ÖræfajökullFinnish
ÖräfajökullFinnish
ΕρεφαγιέκουλGreek
ΟραφαγιοκούλGreek
ÖræfajökullHungarian
ÖræfajökullIcelandic
ÖræfajökullIndonesian
ÖræfajökullIrish
ÖræfajökullItalian
エーライヴァヨークトルJapanese
オーライバ氷河Japanese
오르애파요쿨Korean
외라이바이외퀴들Korean
ĒraifajēkitlsLatvian
ЕрафајекидлMacedonian
ÖræfajökullNorwegian
ÖræfajökullNorwegian Bokmål
ÖræfajökullNorwegian Nynorsk
اوریفایوکولPersian
OeraefajoekullPolish
ÖræfajökullPolish
ЭрайвайёкюдльRussian
Вулкан ЕрафајокулSerbian
ÖræfajökullSerbo-Croatian
ÖræfajökullSlovenian
ÖræfajökullSwahili
ÖræfajökullSwedish
ÖräfajökullSwedish
ЕрайвайокюдльUkrainian
ЕрайфайокутльUkrainian
اوریفایوکلWestern Panjabi
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