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East Iceland Glaciers

21 glaciers in East Iceland — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

21 glaciers in East Iceland

Þrándarjökull glacier

Þrándarjökull

Þrándarjökull is a small glacier in eastern Iceland located 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north east of the Vatnajökull glacier. It had a past measured elevation of 1,248 m (4,094 ft), but the glacier is presently between 950 m (3,120 ft) and 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. Between 1890 which is the Little Ice Age maximum in Iceland, and 2019, its area has decreased from 35 km2 (14 sq mi) to 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi).

Skalafellsjökull glacier

Skalafellsjökull

Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.

Svínafellsjökull glacier

Svínafellsjökull

Outlet glacier of Vatnajökull in Skaftafell. Stunning blue ice, dramatic crevasses. Used as a filming location for Interstellar and Game of Thrones. Easy to view, glacier hikes available. Seriously photogenic.

Heinabergsjökull glacier

Heinabergsjökull

Another Vatnajökull outlet creating its own glacial lagoon. Less famous than Jökulsárlón but equally beautiful and way less crowded.

Birnudalsjökull glacier

Birnudalsjökull

Outlet glacier flowing from Iceland's ice caps. These frozen rivers of ice are retreating fast - see them while they last. Each one tells a story in its layers.

Hoffellsjökull glacier

Hoffellsjökull

Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull. It is located in the municipality of Hornafjörður, southeast Iceland. Hoffellsjökull takes its name from Hoffell; a mountainous area and a farmland. Hoffellsjökull and the Hoffell area are a part of Vatnajökull National Park.

Fláajökull glacier

Fláajökull

Fláajökull is a smaller, slow flowing glacier of Iceland, located on the east side of volcano Breiðabunga in the east of Iceland, in Vatnajökull National Park, 40 km on road or 20 km on the map, northwest of Höfn town.

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