Dyngjujokull

OutletIceland

CountryIceland

Area1,000 km2

Length40 km

TypeOutlet

About Dyngjujokull

An outlet glacier of Vatnajokull. The 2014-15 Holuhraun eruption occurred near its margin. The largest lava eruption in Iceland since 1783.

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