Brekkukambur
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 Brekkukambur |
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| height | 650 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Mountains | Hvalfjörður volcano (extinct) | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 25 '22 " N , 21 ° 28' 8" W | |
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| Type | Part of a central volcano (extinct) | |
| rock | v. a. Rhyolite | |
| Age of the rock | approx. 4 million years | |
| Last eruption | about 4 million years ago | |
| First ascent | from Hvalfjörður | |
| particularities | Traces of a landslide | |
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The Brekkukambur is a mountain made of volcanic rock in the west of Iceland . It reaches a height of 650 m and is located on the northeast side of the Hvalfjörður fjord near a whaling station .
geology
The light color of the rock on the mountain is striking. This is explained by the fact that, as part of the interior of an eroded central volcano from the Tertiary , the so-called Hvalfjörður volcano, it consists largely of rhyolite .
A large indentation below the summit is evidence of a huge landslide . On the west side of the mountain, water erosion has created an important gorge, the Miðsandsgil .
The mountain has a summit plateau carved by the glaciers of the Ice Age .
To the east of the mountain on Þyrill one encounters the remains of an Ice Age shield volcano.
Hiking on Brekkukambur
You can follow the Miðsandsá river to hike up the mountain.
See also
Web links
- Sigurður Garðar Kristinsson: Hvalfjarðarmegineldstöðin, uppleðsla, heggun og myndun. Háskóli Íslands, Reykjavík, April 2009 (PDF file; 6.7 MB) (Icelandic)