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26 glaciers in Highlands — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.
26 glaciers in Highlands, led by Langafönn and Brúarjökull. All mapped with drive times, directions, and live road conditions.
Top glaciers in Highlands
The region's stand-outs — each with photos, facts, and its own page. Distances on the cards are straight-line from Reykjavík.
Langafönn
Langafönn is a mountain glacier north of Dalakollur in Kerlingarfjöll. It's part of the Hofsjökull Group.
Brúarjökull
Largest of Vatnajökull’s outlet glaciers; it is located on the northern margin of Vatnajökull and has a history of huge surges. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Kverkjökull
Kverkjökull is an outlet glacier on the northern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Brækur
Collective name for two outlet glaciers on the northwestern (Brækur vestri) and northern (Brækur eystri) margin of Eiríksjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Vatnajökull
Iceland’s largest ice cap, southeastern Iceland. The name comes from the many large rivers and streams.
Dyngjujökull
Surge-type outlet glacier on the northern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
26 glaciers in Highlands
Eystri-Loðmundarjökull
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.
Fannborgarjökull
Fannborgarjökull is a mountain glacier east of Fannborg in Kerlingarfjöll. It's part of the Hofsjökull Group.
Jökulkinn
Jökulkinn is a mountain glacier in Kerlingarfjöll. It's part of the Hofsjökull Group.
Langafönn
Langafönn is a mountain glacier north of Dalakollur in Kerlingarfjöll. It's part of the Hofsjökull Group.
Mænisjökull
Mænisjökull is a mountain glacier in Kerlingarfjöll north-northeast of the Mænir Mountain, for which it is named. It's part of the Hofsjökull Group.
Brúarjökull
Largest of Vatnajökull’s outlet glaciers; it is located on the northern margin of Vatnajökull and has a history of huge surges. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Skaftárkatlar
Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.
Köldukvíslarjökull
Broad, lobate, surge-type outlet glacier on the northwestern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Skaftárjökull
Skaftárjökull is an outlet glacier on the southwestern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Tungnaárjökull
Alternative spelling for Tungnárjökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Skarphéðinsjökull
Skarphéðinsjökull is an outlet glacier from the eastern part of Kverkfjöll on the northern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Regnbuðajöklar
Alternative name for Hrútfellsjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Rjúpnabrekkujökull
Rjúpnabrekkujökull is an outlet glacier on the northwestern margin of Vatnajökull, north of “Bárðarbunga”. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Nyrðri-Skriðjökull
Alternative name for Norðurjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Kverkjökull
Kverkjökull is an outlet glacier on the northern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Fremri-Skriðjökull
Alternative name for Suðurjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Ögmundarjökull
Ögmundarjökull is an outlet glacier on the eastern margin of Eiríksjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Klofajökull
Klofajökull is an outlet glacier on the northern margin of Eiríksjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Brækur
Collective name for two outlet glaciers on the northwestern (Brækur vestri) and northern (Brækur eystri) margin of Eiríksjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Snæhetta
Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.
Vatnajökull
Iceland’s largest ice cap, southeastern Iceland. The name comes from the many large rivers and streams.
Langjökull
Iceland’s second largest ice cap. The name comes from its oblong shape.
Dyngjujökull
Surge-type outlet glacier on the northern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
Eiríksjökull
Eiríksjökull is an ice cap in west-central Iceland. It's part of the Langjökull Group.
Tungnafellsjökull
Tungnafellsjökull is an ice cap in central Iceland. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group.
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