West Iceland Glaciers

4 glaciers in West Iceland, led by Þórisjökull and Geitlandsjökull. All mapped with drive times, directions, and live road conditions.

Top glaciers in West Iceland

The region's stand-outs — each with photos, facts, and its own page.

Þórisjökull

Þórisjökull is an ice cap in west-central Iceland, consisting of two parts, a large eastern one and a very small western one. It's part of the Langjökull Group.

Geitlandsjökull

Contiguous ice-cap on the southwestern part of Langjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.

Okjökull

Name of the cupola-type mountain glacier located north of a snow-filled summit crater on Ok, an interglacial lava shield volcano in west-central Iceland. It's part of the Langjökull Group.

Distances between them

4 glaciers in West Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

Snæfellsjökull is an ice cap located on a composite cone (stratovolcano) on Snæfellsnes in western Iceland.

Þórisjökull

Þórisjökull is an ice cap in west-central Iceland, consisting of two parts, a large eastern one and a very small western one. It's part of the Langjökull Group.

Geitlandsjökull

Contiguous ice-cap on the southwestern part of Langjökull. It's part of the Langjökull Group.

Okjökull

Name of the cupola-type mountain glacier located north of a snow-filled summit crater on Ok, an interglacial lava shield volcano in west-central Iceland. It's part of the Langjökull Group.