Bláhnjúkur
Bláhnjúkur is a volcano in the south of Iceland. Its height is 945 m. Its name translates to blue peak in English. This comes from the blue-black colour of its sides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 940 metres
- Description: mountain in Iceland
- Also known as: “Blahnjukur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Landmannalaugar and Brennisteinsalda.
Landmannalaugar
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Landmannalaugar is a remote encampment in South Iceland. Many volcanic phenomena can be seen in the area. Landmannalaugar is part of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve.
Brennisteinsalda
Peak
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brennisteinsalda is a volcano in the south of Iceland. Its height is about 855 m. It is situated near Landmannalaugar and not far from Hekla. The name means in English: sulphur wave.
Bláhnjúkur
- Categories: mountain, volcano, and landform
- Location: Rangárþing ytra, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.97678° or 63° 58′ 36″ northLongitude
-19.06917° or 19° 4′ 9″ westElevation
940 metres (3,084 feet)Open location code
9CM2XWGJ+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 438032744OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Bláhnjúkur from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Bláhnjúkur” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Cebuano: “Bláhnúkur”
- Czech: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Dutch: “Blahnjukur”
- Dutch: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بلاهنچوكور”
- French: “Blahnjukur”
- French: “Bláhnjúkur”
- French: “Bláhnúkur”
- German: “Bláhnjúkur”
- German: “Bláhnúkur”
- Icelandic: “Bláhnúkur”
- Indonesian: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Italian: “Bláhnúkur”
- Japanese: “ブラゥフニュゥクル”
- Ladin: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Norwegian: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Persian: “بلاهنجور”
- Polish: “Bláhnjúkur”
- Spanish: “Blahnukur”
- Spanish: “Bláhnúkur”
- Swedish: “Bláhnúkur”
- Venetian: “Bláhnúkur”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vondugil and Green Backbone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blahnukur and Brennisteinsalda.
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