Talk:Hvannadalshnúkur
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[edit] Requested move
Hvannadalshnjúkur → Hvannadalshnúkur – The name of Hvannadalshnúkur peak is misspelled, there is an extra j in hnjúkur.
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- Support Kristinnstef 09:06, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion
The name of Hvannadalshnúkur peak is misspelled, there is an extra j in hnjúkur. This is a common mistake, as the names of peaks in Icelandic often end in hnúkur/hnjúkur (literally peak) and regional differences in pronunciation and spelling determine which spelling is correct. Actually the same mistake was made in the Icelandic version of Wikipedia, I also suggested changing that article and it has been moved. But as the correct name is Hvannadalshnúkur and is used in maps and mostly in written texts, my suggestion would be to move this article to use the Hvannadalshnúkur name and redirect to that article from „Hvannadalshnjúkur“ (it's the other way around at the time of this writing). Kristinnstef 09:06, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
- Both variants are commonly used and we should list them both in the article. But feel free to move it to omit the 'j' if you feel that variant is more common or authoritative. Haukur 09:28, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Hvannadalshnúkur is the more authoritative version as behind that name is centuries of tradition in the Öræfi district, it's the one listed by the Place-Name Institute of Iceland and used in all maps. The widespread use of the Hvannadalshnjúkur variant is fairly recent and was perhaps helped by the fact that some of the web based news media like mbl.is and visir.is had a run of articles using that spelling. Also the name of another mountain, Kárahnjúkar which is spelled with a j, has been prominent in the news and that has probably added to the confusion. In fact the rule is simple, in the north and the east ( except for the south east), hnjúkur is used in local place names but in the south and west of Iceland, hnúkur is used.Kristinnstef 11:44, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, great, it's moved now. I've used the 'j' variant all my life, though, and will probably continue to do so :) Haukur 11:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Distinction made between the Hvannadalshnúkur peak and Öræfajökull mountain.
Changed the contents of the article. Öræfajökull is the name of the mountain and Hvannadalshnúkur is its highest peak, not the mountain itself, as could be understood from previous wording. To make the distinction clearer I put together a basic entry on Öræfajökull that partly replaces the Hvannadalshnúkur entry and moved the content relating to the volcano and mountain there. Also I have a picture of Hvannadalshnúkur that I will upload; the previous picture was of another mountain, Hrútsfjall to the NE of Öræfajökull.
