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NORTH ICELAND

Kverkjökull

Glacier outlet beneath Kverkfjöll where geothermal meltwater dramatically interacts with the edge of Vatnajökull.

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WHY VISIT

About Kverkjökull

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓Keep your distance from the glacier terminus.

✓Use ranger-led interpretation when available.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

A visitor parking area provides access to the glacier-margin landscape. The ice edge itself is constantly changing.

Krepputunga & Kverkfjöll

Remote volcanic mountain range on the northern edge of Vatnajökull where geothermal heat and glacier ice meet.

Krepputunga & Kverkfjöll

Powerful high-temperature geothermal system within Kverkfjöll where volcanic heat interacts directly with Vatnajökull.

Krepputunga & Kverkfjöll

Remarkably green oasis in the barren Krepputunga wilderness with springs, vegetation and historic outlaw ruins.

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