Typ
Vulkane, Gletscher, Berge
Reiseziel
Skatafell, Iceland
Ort
Eastern Region, Iceland
Hochsaison
Winter
Familienfreundlich
Ja
Letzter Ausbruch
1727 to 1728
Höhe
2109.6 m
Durchschnittliche Bewertung
9.4
Anzahl der Rezensionen
472
Oraefajokull is a glacier volcano in Southeast Iceland. On its Northwestern side is Iceland's highest peak, Hvannadalshnjukur (2109 m).
Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland.
Photo above from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Gummao. No edits made.
Oraefajokull, which has several glacier tounges of its own, is considered a part of the larger Vatnajokull and thus belongs to Vatnajokull National Park. It has erupted twice, in 1362 and 1727.
