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Calistemon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0East Iceland Glaciers
21 glaciers in East Iceland — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.
21 glaciers in East Iceland, led by Eyjabakkajökull and Skalafellsjökull. All mapped with drive times, directions, and live road conditions.
Top glaciers in East Iceland
The region's stand-outs — each with photos, facts, and its own page. Distances on the cards are straight-line from Reykjavík.
Eyjabakkajökull
Surge-type outlet glacier on the northeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Skalafellsjökull
Skalafellsjökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Heinabergsjökull
Historic alternative name of Heinabergsjöklar for what are now two outlet glaciers separated by Hafrafell, Heinabergsjökull and Skálafellsjökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Birnudalsjökull
Birnudalsjökull is a small mountain glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull that is not contiguous with the ice cap. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Hoffellsjökull
Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Fláajökull
Fláajökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
21 glaciers in East Iceland
Sauðhamarsjökull
Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.
Syðratindsjökull
Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.
Hrútatóajökull
Glacial feature in the land of fire and ice. Where else can you stand on ancient ice above active volcanoes?
Þrándarjökull
Þrándarjökull is an ice cap in eastern Iceland. The name comes from Þrándur, who is an unknown figure.
Fossdalsjökull
Glacial feature in the land of fire and ice. Where else can you stand on ancient ice above active volcanoes?
Syðri-Tungnajökull
Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.
Nyrðri-Tungnajökull
Glacial feature in the land of fire and ice. Where else can you stand on ancient ice above active volcanoes?
Nyrðri-Hestárjökull
Glacial feature in the land of fire and ice. Where else can you stand on ancient ice above active volcanoes?
Skarðsjökull
Glacier tongue reaching toward the lowlands. Blue ice, ancient air, and a reminder of ice ages past. Iceland's glaciers are windows into deep time.
Eyjabakkajökull
Surge-type outlet glacier on the northeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Skalafellsjökull
Skalafellsjökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Svínafellsjökull
Svínafellsjökull is an outlet glacier on the western margin of Öræfajökull, southern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Norðurtungnajökull
Norðurtungnajökull is an outlet glacier on the eastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Öxarfellsjökull
Alternative spelling for Axarfellsjökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Lambatungujökull
Mistaken name for Lambatungnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Hofsjökull (kalo nga yelo sa Islandya, Austurland)
An ice cap in eastern Iceland. The name comes from the Hof rectory.
Heinabergsjökull
Historic alternative name of Heinabergsjöklar for what are now two outlet glaciers separated by Hafrafell, Heinabergsjökull and Skálafellsjökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Austurtungnajökull
Austurtungnajökull is an outlet glacier on the eastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Birnudalsjökull
Birnudalsjökull is a small mountain glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull that is not contiguous with the ice cap. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Hoffellsjökull
Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Fláajökull
Fláajökull is an outlet glacier on the southeastern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
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