Panoramic afternoon view from the trail to Kristínartindar in southeastern direction. Skaftafellsjökull, dominating the photo, is 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

geodiversity, glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, mountainscape, mountaintop, stratovolcano, volcanism

Created

Sunday 1 September 2019 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Iceland (4016 visits)