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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Polarlys, CC BY 2.5.
  • Icecap
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,265 metres (4,150 feet)
  • Description: Ice cap in Iceland

Langjökull

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Latitude
64.65379° or 64° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
-20.1448° or 20° 8′ 41″ west
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”
  • Hebrew: “לאנגיוקוטל”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nyrðri-Skriðjökull and Fremri-Skriðjökull.

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Notable places include Þingvellir National Park and Vestmannaeyjar.

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