Stóra-Björnsfell
| Stóra-Björnsfell | ||
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| height | 989 m | |
| location | western Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 29 '48 " N , 20 ° 42' 41" W | |
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| Type | Tabular volcano | |
| rock | Palagonite | |
The Stóra-Björnsfell is a mountain of volcanic origin in western Iceland . Its volume is given by Eason et al. (2015) estimated at 2.6 km 3 .
Position and height
It is located east of the Kaldadalsvegur 
in the Icelandic highlands . To the north of it lies the Þórisjökull glacier and to the south the shield volcano Skjaldbreiður . Between the mountain and the Skjaldbreiður another rather rough highland 
slope , the Skjaldbreiðarvegur , leads from the Kaldidalur to the Kjalvegur 
.
Stóra-Björnfell reaches an altitude of 989 m.
Surname
Icelandic björn means bear in German . The name means translated from Icelandic : Mountain of the great bear . To the west of it is Litla-Björnsfell (914 m), the mountain of the little bear . On the other hand, Björn is also a popular male name in Iceland.
In this case the mountain is named after the surveyor Björn Gunnlaugsson.
Volcanism
It is a tabular volcano , which consists mainly of palagonite and was formed under an ice age glacier.
Appearance
As usual with tabular volcanoes, its flanks are very steep. There is a large crater at the top of the mountain, which is generally filled with either snow or ice, or (in summer) water.
The mountain is somewhat elongated in shape and at the same time extends from southwest to northeast according to the direction of the southwest rift zone in Iceland on which it lies.
In the northeast of the mountain there is a side peak separated from it by a ravine.
Rockclimbing
The best way to start is to hike north from piste F338 to the mountain. On the west side there is a ridge that you can climb over.
The view from the summit is particularly good to the south and east. To the east of the mountain there is a large shield volcano 897 m high made of olivine basalt called Skersl .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Eason et al .: Effects of deglaciation on the petrology and eruptive history of the Western Volcanic Zone, Iceland. Bulletin of Volcanology, June 2015, p. 6
- ↑ a b Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorsteinsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Mál og menning, Reykjavík 2004, ISBN 9979-32493-7 , pp. 258f.
- ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Buske, Hamburg 2001, p. 24.
- ↑ Ari Trausti: Íslensk fjöll. P. 259.
- ↑ a b Ari Trausti: Íslensk fjöll. P. 258.