Breiðárlón
Breiðárlón is a glacier lake at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Formed at the terminus of one of Vatnajökull's biggest outlets, Breiðamerkurjökull, Breiðárlón lies between Fjallsárlón and Jökulsárlón glacier lagoons.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: glacial lake in Iceland
- Also known as: “Breidarlon”, “Breidárlon”, “Breidárlón”, “Breiðarlon”, and “Breidharlon”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Jökulsárlón.
Breiðárlón
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Hornafjörður, East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.05305° or 64° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
-16.36421° or 16° 21′ 51″ west
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
9CP53J3P+68
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Breiðárlón” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բրեյդաուրլոուն”
- Chuvash: “Брейдаурлоун”
- Dutch: “Breiðárlón”
- Esperanto: “Breiðárlón”
- French: “Breiðárlón”
- German: “Breiðárlón”
- Hebrew: “ברייד’ארלון”
- Icelandic: “Breiðárlón”
- Italian: “Breiðárlón”
- Japanese: “ブレイザゥルロゥン”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Breiðárlón”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breiðárlón”
- Norwegian: “Breiðárlón”
- Polish: “Breiðárlón”
- Russian: “Брейдаурлоун”
- Spanish: “Breiðárlón”
- Swedish: “Breiðárlón”
- Turkish: “Breiðárlón”
- Ukrainian: “Брейдарлон”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hof and Suðursveit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Miðaftanstindur and Rákartindur.
East Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vatnajökull National Park and Egilsstaðir.
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