Tindfjöll
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The Tindfjöll with the Tindfjallajökull seen from the plane
The Tindfjöll (1251 m) are a glaciated mountain range in the south of Iceland . They got their name from the fact that they have rather steep peaks compared to the surrounding mountains (tindar = peaks). They are located in the south of the country and border on the Þórsmörk and the Mýrdalsjökull .
They are upstream of the associated Tindfjallajökull glacier .
It is also a volcano , the large caldera of which is visible. A major pyroclastic current eruption occurred 52,000 years ago.
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Coordinates: 63 ° 47 ′ N , 19 ° 34 ′ W