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Austari-Jökulsá
Austari-Jökulsá (, "easterly glacier river") is a glacial river in the north of Iceland. After the confluence with Vestari-Jökulsá it forms the Héraðsvötn Héraðsvötn () is a river in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest c .... Name The name means Eastern Glacial River,https://grapevine.is/mads/2017/07/18/river-rafting-up-north-battling-the-beast-of-the-east/ Johanna Eriksson: River rafting up north, battling the beast of the east. In: ''Reykjavík Grapevine'' July 18, 2017. Retrieved: 25 July 2020. in comparison to the Western Glacial River (Vestari-Jökulsá) which is situated more to the west. Course of the river Some glacial outlet streams of the big ice cap Hofsjökull confluence up in the highland to form the glacial river Austari-Jökulsá. The river discharge is rather important with 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Austari-Jökulsá (, "easterly glacier river") is a glacial river in the north of Iceland. After the confluence with Vestari-Jökulsá it forms the Héraðsvötn. Name The name means Eastern Glacial River,https://grapevine.is/mads/2017/07/18/river-rafting-up-north-battling-the-beast-of-the-east/ Johanna Eriksson: River rafting up north, battling the beast of the east. In: ''Reykjavík Grapevine'' July 18, 2017. Retrieved: 25 July 2020. in comparison to the Western Glacial River (Vestari-Jökulsá) which is situated more to the west. Course of the river Some glacial outlet streams of the big ice cap Hofsjökull confluence up in the highland to form the glacial river Austari-Jökulsá. The river discharge is rather important with 60-100 m3/sec in the summer and 20-30 m3/sec in wintertime. A flood went up to 320 m3/sec.Íslandshandbókin. Náttura, saga og sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, p. 369 Because of this, the river which has no waterfalls had a bad reputation and was/is very dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Austari-Jökulsá (, "easterly glacier river") is a glacial river in the north of Iceland. After the confluence with Vestari-Jökulsá it forms the Héraðsvötn. Name The name means Eastern Glacial River,https://grapevine.is/mads/2017/07/18/river-rafting-up-north-battling-the-beast-of-the-east/ Johanna Eriksson: River rafting up north, battling the beast of the east. In: ''Reykjavík Grapevine'' July 18, 2017. Retrieved: 25 July 2020. in comparison to the Western Glacial River (Vestari-Jökulsá) which is situated more to the west. Course of the river Some glacial outlet streams of the big ice cap Hofsjökull confluence up in the highland to form the glacial river Austari-Jökulsá. The river discharge is rather important with 60-100 m3/sec in the summer and 20-30 m3/sec in wintertime. A flood went up to 320 m3/sec.Íslandshandbókin. Náttura, saga og sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, p. 369 Because of this, the river which has no waterfalls had a bad reputation and was/is very dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héraðsvötn
Héraðsvötn () is a river in Iceland. It is formed by the confluence of Austari-Jökulsá Austari-Jökulsá (, "easterly glacier river") is a glacial river in the north of Iceland. After the confluence with Vestari-Jökulsá it forms the Héraðsvötn Héraðsvötn () is a river in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nor ... and Vestari-Jökulsá. External links Photo of the old bridge over Héraðsvötn Rivers of Iceland {{Iceland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofsjökull
__NOTOC__ Hofsjökull ( Icelandic: "temple glacier", ) is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country. It is situated in the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland. It covers an area of 925 km2, reaching at its summit. The subglacial volcano is a shield type with caldera. Hofsjökull is the source of several rivers including the Þjórsá, Iceland's longest river. In the southeast of Iceland, between the easternmost glacier tongue of Vatnajökull (Axajökull) and Þrándarjökull, there is a smaller glacier (area about 4 km2), which is also called Hofsjökull. In 2015, Hofsjökull increased in mass, the first time in 20 years this had happened. See also * Glaciers of Iceland * Iceland plume * List of volcanoes in Iceland Notes References * External links Hofsjökullin the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
