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Þórisjökull

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Þórisjökull, also spelled Thórisjökull and meaning Thóris's glacier, is a small glacier and volcano in west-central Iceland, southwest of the larger Langjökull glacier, with an elevation of 1,350 meters. The Kaldidalur valley lies in its foreground. 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 Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Þórisjökull

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

Source Wikidata: Þórisjökull
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Source Wikidata: Þórisjökull
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Þórisjökull (Wikipedia)
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Þórisjökull or Thórisjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθouːrɪsˌjœːkʏtl̥] , Icelandic for "Thóris's glacier") is a small glacier and volcano in western-central Iceland, to the southwest of Langjökull glacier.
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