Dyngjujökull

Dyngjujökull

Map of Iceland showing the location of Dyngjujökull

Type Outlet glacier
Location Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland
Coordinates 64°43′N 17°01′W / 64.72°N 17.01°WCoordinates: 64°43′N 17°01′W / 64.72°N 17.01°W
Terminus Jökulsá á Fjöllum

Dyngjujökull glacier is an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull glacier in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland. The glacier is in the Icelandic Highlands and is situated between Bárðarbunga, Holuhraun and Kverkfjöll. Meltwater from the glacier flows into Jökulsá á Fjöllum, the second longest river in Iceland.

Depressions discovered by scientists, on 6 September 2014, have prompted speculation that eruptions may be occurring below the surface of the glacier. This is associated with seismic activity at the Bardarbunga caldera, a large volcanic structure located beneath the glacier.[1]

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