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Öræfajökull | Svínafellsjökull and Hvannadalshnúkur

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Evening view from the Gígjukvísl Bridge Memorial in eastern direction to Svínafellsjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull. It flows down the slopes of the volcano Öræfajökull. Its summit Hvannadalshnúkur (2110 m, right portion of the image) represents the highest peak of Iceland.