Panoramic view from Sjónarnípa in southeastern direction down to the terminus and proglacial lake of Skaftafellsjökull, an outlet glacier of the ice cap Vatnajökull. The stratovolcano Öræfajökull appears in the background. Its summit Hvannadalshnúkur (2110 m, centre) represents the highest peak of Iceland.

Keywords

glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, mountainscape, mountaintop, sea or lake ice, stratovolcano, volcanism

Created

Sunday 1 September 2019 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Iceland (4051 visits)