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Dyngjujökull

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Dyngjujökull is an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull glacier in Vatnajökull National Park, in the Icelandic Highlands, situated between the volcanic features Bárðarbunga, Holuhraun and Kverkfjöll. Its meltwater flows into Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Iceland second-longest river. On 6 September 2014 scientists discovered depressions in the glacier surface that prompted speculation of eruptions occurring beneath it, associated with seismic activity at the Bárðarbunga caldera that lies beneath the ice. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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1. Dyngjujökull (Wikipedia)
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Dyngjujökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtiɲcʏˌjœːkʏtl̥] , shield volcano glacier) is an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull glacier in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The glacier is in the Icelandic Highlands and is situated between Bárðarbunga, Holuhraun and Kverkfjöll.
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