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About Gljúfurárjökull
Gljúfurárjökull er áberandi kennileiti í Skíðadal og blasir við fólki ef horft er inn dalinn (1, 2, 3). Jökullinn er sá daljökull sem lengst nær fram á Mið-Norðurlandi og er umkringdur fjöllum (4). „Auðveld og þægileg ganga inn Sveinsstaðaafrétt og upp að jökli. Þar má glögglega lesa í jarðsöguna hvernig jöklar hafa hopað á undangengnum árum og áratugum“ (3). Jökullinn hefur mikið verið rannsakaður og er vinsæll af erlendum háskólum til rannsókna. Hann getur verið sprunginn og hafa þarf aðgát ef um jökulinn er gengið (1, 2).
A magnificent glacier — one of Iceland's most iconic natural features.
Gljúfurárjökull is a glacier in north-iceland, one of the many spectacular glaciers that cover approximately 11% of Iceland's surface. Iceland's glaciers are among the most impressive in Europe.
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Glaciers cover approximately 11% of Iceland's total land area
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