Langjökull

Langjökull is the second largest ice cap in (870 km and the ice is up to 580 m thick. The highest point of the ice cap is about 1,450 m above sea level. In the past, the largest recorded surface area was in 1840.
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Langjökull

Latitude
64.65379° or 64° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
-20.1448° or 20° 8′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,265 metres (4,150 feet)
Open location code
99PXMV34+G3
Geo­Names ID
3414906
Wiki­data ID
Q737657
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Langjökull” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Langjökull
  • Belarusian: Лаўнгёкудль
  • Belarusian: Ляўнгёкудль
  • Bengali: লাংইয়োকুল
  • Bulgarian: Лаунгийокутъл
  • Catalan: Langjökull
  • Cebuano: Langjökull
  • Chinese: 朗格冰原
  • Czech: Dlouhý ledovec
  • Czech: Langjökull
  • Dutch: Langjokull
  • Dutch: Langjökull
  • Esperanto: Langjökull
  • French: Langjokull
  • French: Langjökull
  • Georgian: ლაუნგიეკუდლი
  • German: Langjökull
  • Hungarian: Langjökull
  • Icelandic: Langjökull
  • Italian: Langjökull
  • Japanese: ラゥングヨークトル
  • Japanese: ラゥング氷河
  • Japanese: ラング氷河
  • Lithuanian: Laungjokudlis
  • Macedonian: Лангјекидл
  • Malayalam: ലാങ്ജോക്കുൾ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Langjökull
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Langjökull
  • Norwegian: Langjökull
  • Polish: Langjoekull
  • Polish: Langjokull
  • Polish: Langjökull
  • Portuguese: Langjökull
  • Russian: Лангйокутль
  • Russian: Лаунгйёкудль
  • Russian: Лаунгйёкюдль
  • Russian: Лаундёкудль
  • Serbian: Langjekidl
  • Serbian: Langjökull
  • Serbian: Лангјекидл
  • Serbian: Лангјекул
  • Spanish: Langjokull
  • Spanish: Langjökull
  • Swedish: Langjökull
  • Turkish: Langjökull
  • Ukrainian: Ланг’єкюдль
  • Ukrainian: Лаунг’єкюдль
  • Vietnamese: Langjökull
  • Western Panjabi: لانگیوکل

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Highlights include Nyrðri-Skriðjökull and Fremri-Skriðjökull.

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