Öræfajökull Travel Guide
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.
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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.
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