Kverkfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛr̥kˌfjœtl̥]; 1,764 m) is a mountain range situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With the glacier Kverkjökull, it is between the Vatnajökull glacier and the Dyngjufjöll mountains. The mountains are active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they saw frequent eruptions and glacier runs.
Kverkfjöll | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,764 m (5,787 ft) |
Coordinates | 64°39′00″N 16°43′00″W |
Geography | |
Location | Iceland |
Under the mountains, there is a magma chamber which leads to the formation of glacier caves. Currently, they cannot be visited because of the risk of collapse.[citation needed]
The Holuhraun lava field is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north-west of Kverkfjöll. The main volume of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river flows from the Kverkfjöll area.[1]
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