Oraefajokull is an ice covered stratovolcano in southeastern Iceland, the country's largest active volcano and, at 2,110 meters, its highest peak. It sits at the southern edge of the Vatnajökull ice cap, its roughly 20 kilometer wide volcanic edifice topped by a summit caldera some 3 by 4 kilometers across, with outlet glaciers such as Skaftafellsjokull and Svinafellsjokull draining from the ice covering its flanks.
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Volcanism via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Öræfajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœːrˌaiːvaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ; 'Öræfi glacier' or 'wasteland glacier') is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland.
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hest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft), it lies within the Vatnajökull National Park and is covered by part of the glacier.
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