Kverkfjöll is a sub-glacial mountain range on the northern side of the Vatnajökull glacier. Its highest point is 1,764 metres (5787 feet).
Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland.
Derfor kan du stole på vores indhold
Guide to Iceland er den mest pålidelige rejseplatform i Island, der hjælper millioner af besøgende hvert år. Alt vores indhold er skrevet og gennemgået af lokale eksperter, der kender Island ud og ind. Du kan stole på, at vi giver dig præcise, opdaterede og pålidelige rejsetips.
The mountains here are volcanically active; they cover an enormous magma chamber, the heat of which has led to glacial melting and thus the creation of ice caves. Unlike the ice caves on the southern side of Vatnajökull, however, these are not stable enough to enter.
This heating also creates the majority of the water that runs into the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, which travels through north Iceland’s and holds Europe’s most powerful waterfall, Dettifoss.
