Jólnir
Jólnir was formerly a volcanic island south of Iceland. It was a former vent of Surtsey, along with Syrtlingur and Surtla. It emerged from the ocean as a result of active plate tectonics between December 1965 and July 1966.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bank
- Description: seamount in Iceland
- Also known as: “Jolnir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Surtsey.
Surtsey
Island
Surtsey is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland. At Surtsey is the southernmost point of Iceland.
Jólnir
- Categories: seamount and island
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Jólnir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Jólnir” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Youlnir”
- Basque: “Jólnir”
- Danish: “Jólnir”
- Dutch: “Jólnir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل چولنير”
- French: “Jolnir”
- French: “Jólnir”
- German: “Jólnir”
- Hungarian: “Jólnir”
- Icelandic: “Jólnir”
- Indonesian: “Jólnir”
- Italian: “Jolnir”
- Italian: “Jólnir”
- Italian: “Jòlnir”
- Japanese: “ジョルニル”
- Japanese: “ヨゥルニル”
- Macedonian: “Јолнир”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jolnir”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jólnir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jólnir”
- Norwegian: “Jólnir”
- Persian: “جولنیر”
- Polish: “Jolnir”
- Polish: “Jólnir”
- Russian: “Йоульнир”
- Slovenian: “Jólnir”
- Spanish: “Jolnir”
- Spanish: “Jólnir”
- Swedish: “Jólnir”
- Turkish: “Jólnir Adası”
- Turkish: “Jolnir”
- Turkish: “Jólnir”
- “Jólnir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vestmannaeyjar and Krosssandur.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Surtur and Surtungur.
South Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
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