Geitlandsjökull

Geitlandsjökull
Geitlandsjökull Location in Iceland
Highest point
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Coordinates	64°36′00″N 20°36′00″W / 64.60000°N 20.60000°W / 64.60000; -20.60000Coordinates: 64°36′00″N 20°36′00″W / 64.60000°N 20.60000°W / 64.60000; -20.60000
Geography
Location	Iceland
Geology
Mountain type	Tuya

Geitlandsjökull is a lateral glacier of Langjökull, the second largest ice cap in Iceland (953 km2), in the west of Iceland. The highest point of Geitlandsjökull, which lies on top of a tuya, reaches a height of 1,400 m.^[1]^[2]

References

Glaciers of Iceland

Drangajökull Eiríksjökull Eyjafjallajökull Geitlandsjökull Hofsjökull Langjökull Mýrdalsjökull Snæfellsjökull Þrándarjökull Þórisjökull Tindfjallajökull Torfajökull Tungnafellsjökull Vatnajökull

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