Hvítavatn
| Hvítavatn | ||
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| Geographical location | Iceland | |
| Drain | → Mið-Bergvátnsá → Núpsá → Núpsvötn | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 7 ′ 7 ″ N , 17 ° 33 ′ 16 ″ W | |
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The Hvítavatn (Icelandic: white lake ) is a small lake in the southern highlands of Iceland .
It is roughly halfway between Sídujökull and Skeiðarárjökull , two southern foothills of Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajökull . It is about 15 km north of the notorious Skeiðarásander .
Given the large number of glaciers in Iceland, it should come as no surprise that many of the lakes and rivers either have the adjective hvítur (isl. = White) in their names or their names are compounds with the noun jökull (isl. = Glacier).