Þrándarjökull
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Location of Þrándarjökull |
The Þrándarjökull is a small glacial shield in the southeast Islands .
It is located about 20 km east of Vatnajökull and is 1236 m high with an area of 22 km².
The mountain Sunnutindur (1137 m) protrudes from it.
Streams from its slopes feed the rivers Geithellnaá and in the north the Hamarsá .
The glacier is receding due to global warming. Its expansion was 15 square kilometers in 2012, 17 km² in 2003, but 33.5 km² in 1890.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, p. 647
- ↑ http://www.austurfrett.is/frettir/hofsjokli-og-thrandarjokli-verdur-ekki-bjargard
Coordinates: 64 ° 42 ′ 8 ″ N , 14 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ W.