Breiðamerkurjökull

Breiðamerkurjökull is an outlet glacier of the larger glacier of and a piedmont glacier in the southern part of , .
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 399 metres
  • Description: outlet glacier of Vatnajökull, Iceland
  • Also known as: Breiðamerkur Glacier” and “Breidamerkurjökull

Breiðamerkurjökull

Latitude
64.117° or 64° 7′ 1″ north
Longitude
-16.34017° or 16° 20′ 25″ west
Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)
Open location code
9CP54M85+RW
Geo­Names ID
2632577
Wiki­data ID
Q907049
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Breiðamerkurjökull” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Cebuano: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Chinese: 布雷扎梅尔克冰川
  • Dutch: Breidamerkurjokull
  • Dutch: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • French: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • German: Breidamerkurjökull
  • German: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Icelandic: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Italian: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Japanese: ブレイザメルクルヨークトル
  • Spanish: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Swedish: Breiðamerkurjökull
  • Vietnamese: Breiðamerkurjökull

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