Öræfajökull

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Öræfajökull is a large ice-covered stratovolcano in southeast Iceland that forms part of Vatnajökull National Park and contains the country’s highest peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
ice-covered volcano
mountain peak
stratovolcano
contains Hvannadalshnúkur
country Iceland
Iceland
coveredBy Öræfajökull glacier
linked to: Öræfajökull
elevation 2110 m
elevationOfHighestPoint 2110 m
eruptionVEI1362 5
formedBy subglacial and subaerial eruptions
geologicalSetting Iceland hotspot
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
hasCaldera yes
hasGlacierOutlet Falljökull
Kvíárjökull
Skálafellsjökull
linked to: Kvíárjökull

Svínafellsjökull
hasHighestPoint Hvannadalshnúkur
hazardType explosive eruptions
jökulhlaups
pyroclastic flows
tephra fall
highestPointOf Iceland
isTouristDestination yes
languageOfName Icelandic
lastEruption 1727
locatedIn southeast Iceland
locatedInMunicipality Hornafjörður
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
South Coast of Iceland
meaningOfName wasteland glacier
monitoringAgency Icelandic Civil Protection
Icelandic Meteorological Office
mountainRange Vatnajökull ice cap
near Jökulsárlón
Skaftafell
Skeiðarársandur
partOf East Volcanic Zone of Iceland
Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull ice cap
previousEruption 1362
prominenceOfHighestPeak 2009 m
protectedAreaStatus national park
rockType basaltic-andesitic
volcanicZone Öræfi volcanic belt
linked to: Öræfi region
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Hvannadalshnúkur partOf Öræfajökull
Hvannadalshnúkur hasParentPeak Öræfajökull
Vatnajökull National Park contains Öræfajökull volcano
linked to: Öræfajökull
Öræfajökull coveredBy Öræfajökull glacier
linked to: Öræfajökull
Vatnajökull ice cap overliesVolcano Öræfajökull
Öræfi region contains Öræfajökull volcano
linked to: Öræfajökull