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Guía de Viaje a Tindfjallajökull

Tipo
Volcanes, Glaciares
Ubicación
Southern Region, Iceland
Distancia desde el centro
32.1 km
Ideal para familias
No
Última erupción
Possibly Holocene
Altura
1462 m
Puntuación media
3.7
Número de reseñas
5

Tindfjallajökull is the smallest glacier in Iceland.Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, Photo by Bjoertvedt. No edits made.

Tindfjallajökull is the smallest glacier in Iceland, covering an ancient stratovolcano. It can be found in the south of the country.

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Geography of Tindfjallajökull

Tindfjallajökull was formed in an eruption 54,000 years ago, which created a caldera five kilometres (three miles) wide. Since then, it has become covered in a small glacier with a surface area of 19 square kilometres (seven square miles). This is the smallest ice cap known in Iceland; to compare, the largest one in the country and Europe, Vatnajokull, covers a surface area of 8,100 square kilometres (3127 square miles).

It’s highest peak is 1,462 metres (4,797 feet).

Tindfjallajökull translates to ‘the peak mountain glacier’. This is in reference to the row of sharp peaked mountains, the Tindfjöll, that run to the south of the glacier.

Five rivers flow from Tindfjallajökull: the Gilsá, the Þórólfsá, the Hvítmaga, the Valá and the Blesá.

During its last eruption, the composition of the rocks ejected were basaltic to rhyolitic.

From the top of Tindfjallajökull, it is possible to see a range of well-known sites in Iceland. The most notable are the two glaciers of Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, the Westman Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Icelandic Highlands and the beautiful valley of Þórsmörk.

Highest peak of Tindfjallajökull

Tindfjallajökull's highest peak is called Ymir.Wikimedia, Creative Commons, Photo by Martin Barth

The highest peak of Tindfjallajökull is named after the giant Ymir of Old Norse Mythology. Born from venom at the beginning of time, Ymir is the ancestor of all mythical beings in Iceland.

According to the legend, Ymir was killed by three of the Old Norse Gods, Oðin, Vili and Vé. It is said that from his flesh they created the Earth; from his bones, they created mountains; his hair became the trees; his brains became the clouds; his skull became the heavens; and his brow became Miðgard, when humans would live.

 

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