Breiðamerkurjökull is an outlet and piedmont glacier of the larger Vatnajökull ice cap, in the southern part of Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park. It ends in two lagoons, the well known Jökulsárlón and the smaller, lesser known Breiðárlón, and has been retreating over time. 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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Breiðamerkurjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpreiːðaˌmɛr̥kʏrˌjœːkʏtl̥] , lit. 'Glacier of Wide Woodland') is an outlet glacier of the larger glacier of Vatnajökull and a piedmont glacier in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.
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Breiðamerkurjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpreiːðaˌmɛr̥kʏrˌjœːkʏtl̥] , lit. 'Glacier of Wide Woodland') is an outlet glacier of the larger glacier of Vatnajökull and a piedmont glacier in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Emerging as a tongue of the Vatnajökull, it ends in two lagoons, famous Jökulsárlón and smaller and less known Breiðárlón.
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