Þórisjökull

#21 among destinations in Iceland

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Þórisjökull or Thórisjökull is a small glacier and volcano in western-central Iceland, to the southwest of Langjökull glacier. It has an elevation of 1,350 metres. Kaldidalur lies in the foreground. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 64°32'31"N, 20°42'3"W

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SuðurlandIceland

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Þórisjökull – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prestahnúkur, Ok Volcano, Stóra-Björnsfell, Geitlandsjökull.

5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Prestahnúkur
128 min walk • The volcano Prestahnúkur is in the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Ok Volcano
164 min walk • Ok is a shield volcano in Iceland, to the west of Langjökull. It erupted during interglacials in the Pleistocene. The volcano was once topped by the Okjökull glacier, which is now thought to have disappeared.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Stóra-Björnsfell
74 min walk • Stóra-Björnsfell is an elongated medium-sized tuya located in Iceland. It contains pillow lava, hyaloclastite and sheet lava. The volcano formed when a subglacial eruption occurred beneath an ice sheet during the last ice age.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Geitlandsjökull
128 min walk • Geitlandsjökull is a lateral glacier of Langjökull, the second largest ice cap in Iceland, in the west of Iceland. The highest point of Geitlandsjökull, which lies on top of a tuya, reaches a height of 1,400 m.