Skeiðarársandur outwash plain

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Skeiðarársandur outwash plain is a vast glacial sandur in southeast Iceland, formed by meltwater and sediment from Vatnajökull and known for its dramatic black sands and braided river systems.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
outwash plain ⓘ
sandur ⓘ
adjacentTo Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
approximateArea hundreds of square kilometers ⓘ
approximateWidth up to 25 kilometers ⓘ
associatedGlacier Skeiðarárjökull ⓘ
Vatnajökull ⓘ
coastType proglacial coastal plain ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
crossedBy Icelandic Ring Road ⓘ
Route 1 ⓘ
drainedBy Gígja ⓘ
Hverfisfljót ⓘ
Núpsvötn ⓘ
Skeiðará ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal outwash plain ⓘ
formedBy meltwater from Vatnajökull ⓘ
sediment from Vatnajökull ⓘ
formedDuring Holocene ⓘ
geologicalOrigin glacial processes ⓘ
jökulhlaup floods ⓘ
hasCharacteristic black sands ⓘ
hasColor black ⓘ
hasPart braided river systems ⓘ
hasViewOf Vatnajökull ice cap ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull

surrounding mountain ranges ⓘ
knownFor braided river channels ⓘ
vast glacial outwash plain ⓘ
volcanic flood deposits ⓘ
languageOfName Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn southeast Iceland ⓘ
locatedOn Icelandic south coast ⓘ
nameMeaning Skeiðará outwash plain ⓘ
near Skaftafell ⓘ
linked to: Skaftafellsjökull

Öræfi region ⓘ
notableEvent 1996 Gjálp eruption jökulhlaup ⓘ
destruction of Skeiðará bridges in 1996 ⓘ
partOf Icelandic volcanic zone ⓘ
region Austurland ⓘ
subjectTo glacial flooding ⓘ
volcanic activity under Vatnajökull ⓘ
surfaceMaterial basaltic sand ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
tourismAttractionType natural landscape ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vatnajökull National Park → contains → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
Öræfajökull → near → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Öræfajökull volcanic system → near → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Öræfi region → contains → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarársandur → nameMeaning → Skeiðará outwash plain ⓘ
subject linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Grímsvötn subglacial lake → drainsTo → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
Skeiðará → flowsAcross → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Kvíárjökull → near → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skaftafellsjökull → hasViewOf → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
Skeiðarárjökull → terminatesIn → Skeiðarársandur ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarárjökull → associatedWith → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ
Skeiðarárjökull → feeds → Skeiðarársandur sandur plain ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Sólheimajökull → near → Sólheimasandur ⓘ
subject linked to: Sólheimajökull glacier
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Falljökull → near → Skeiðarársandur outwash plain ⓘ