Lómagnúpur
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 Lómagnúpur across the Skeiðarárjökull glacier |
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| height | 764 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Palagonite back | |
| rock | Palagonite , partly pillow lava | |
| Age of the rock | oldest parts 2.5 million years, youngest parts 1.5 million years | |
| Normal way | from the north | |
| particularities | former sea cliffs (the highest in Iceland: 671 m) | |
 Lómagnúpur with the landslide of 1789 and the Hringvegur |
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The Lómagnúpur is a mountain (764 m) in the south of Iceland .
location
The mountain is located in the far east of the Fljótshverfi district and borders directly on the Skeiðarársandur . To the east of it on the sander is the Núpsvötn river . The Hringvegur , National Road 1, which circles Iceland over a length of approx. 1,700 km, passes to the south . With the construction of the bridge in the east of the mountain, the ring road was closed in 1974.
Formation of the mountain: volcanism and sea erosion
It is an elongated mountain ridge facing north to south, which is at its highest peak 764 m above sea level, while the foremost cliffs reach an (almost vertical) height of 671 m, making them the highest in Iceland.
For the most part, Lómagnúpur consists of palagonite , but layers of lavas (e.g. pillow lava and lava columns) and sediments can also be recognized .
It was built within 1 million years. The lowest layers are about 2.5 million years old, the top about 1.5 million years.
In addition, the mountain was located directly on the coast in interglacials and directly after the last ice age 10,000 years ago, so that it was also shaped by the sea.
Two or three landslides can be detected on Lómagnúpur. The most striking is on the west side of the mountain right next to the main Hringvegur road , dates from 1789 and was created during an earthquake.
Literary allusions
The mountain gained fame, among other things, when it was mentioned in the saga of Njáll , in which Flosi has a nightmare. He had killed Njáll with his men and now dreamed of a giant who would step out of the mountain and announce the death of his people.
A poem by the poet Jón Helgason about the Lómagnúpur, also known in Iceland, alludes to this famous scene .
Mountain climbing
One possibility is starting from the slope to Núpsstaðarskógur in Fossdalur over the Seldalur, then to the west and finally on the ridge to the south.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorsteinsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og menning) 2004, p. 198
- ↑ a b Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Reykjavík (Örn og Örlygur) 1989, p. 708
- ^ A b Hjörleifur Guttormsson: Leyndardómar Vatnajökuls. Víðerni, fjöll and byggðir. Stórbrotin náttúra, eldgos og jökulhlaup. Reykjavík (Fjöll og firnindi) 1997, p. 135
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorsteinsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og menning) 2004, pp. 198f.