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Austurtungnajökull is an outlet glacier in the Vatnajökull Group, East Iceland.
It's part of the Vatnajökull Group. The name comes from the Austurtungur common. It's also recorded as Skyndidalsjökull.
Never walk on glaciers without a guide and proper equipment. Crevasses can be hidden by snow bridges.
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64.5542°N, 15.3275°W · East Iceland
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Off the main road- 20.1 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Nesjahverfi — 27.1 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 321 km in a straight line
What else is close- 90 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Austurtungnajökull
Half-day Canyoning under Vatnajökullfrom 34.900 ISK · 5 h
Buggy tours - beach and secret glacier lagoon - 4-5 hoursfrom 54.500 ISK · 4 h
Northern Lights Chase from Glacier Lagoonfrom 25.000 ISK · 5 h
Glaciers of Höfn - Where ice shapes lifefrom 2.990 ISK · 1 h
Snowmobile tour on Vatnajökull Glacierfrom 31.500 ISK · 3 h
Super Jeep Glacier Tourfrom 31.000 ISK · 3 h
Super Jeep Frozen Glacier Lagoon Tourfrom 23.500 ISK · 3 h
Museumfrom 3.000 ISK · 1 h
Valleys and Waterfallsfrom 42.000 ISK · 5 h
Skaftafell 5-Hours Adventure Glacier Hikefrom 20.775 ISK · 5 h
Skaftafell Blue Ice Cave and Glacier Walk Tourfrom 19.999 ISK · 3 hNorthern Lights Chase from Glacier Lagoonfrom 25.000 ISK · 5 hAll 1,648 toursBy activity and regionAusturtungnajökull weather and conditions
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- 1Norðurtungnajökull3 km
- 2Lambatungujökull4 km
- 3Sauðhamarsjökull5 km
- 4Fossdalsjökull7 km
- 5Öxarfellsjökull7 km
Waterfalls
Hot springs
- 1Hoffell Hot Tubs16 km
- 2Geothermal hot spring near Hornafjörður18 km
- 3Geothermal hot spring near Höfn34 km
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Tours
Abandoned Fjords Super Jeep Tourfrom 42.000 ISK · 5 hours 
Blue Ice Discoveryfrom 24.900 ISK · 4 hours 
Breidamerkurjökull Glacier Hikefrom 15.377 ISK · 3 hours
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What does the name Austurtungnajökull mean?
Austurtungnajökull is named after the Austurtungur common.
What type of glacier is Austurtungnajökull?
Austurtungnajökull is an outlet glacier, in the Vatnajökull Group.
Is Austurtungnajökull part of a bigger glacier system?
Yes — Austurtungnajökull belongs to the Vatnajökull Group, per the USGS gazetteer of Icelandic glaciers.
Data & sources
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USGS Professional Paper 1746Glacier facts · Public domain
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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