⛰️ Herðubreið

Iceland · Europe · 1,682 m · 65.18°N, 16.35°W

Herðubreið is a tuya in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland at the east side of the Ódáðahraun desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field originating from eruptions of Trölladyngja and other shield volcanoes in the area. Herðubreið was formed beneath the ice sheet that covered Iceland during the last glacial period.

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Quick facts

Country	Iceland
Continent / region	Europe
Elevation	1,682 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	65.18°N, 16.35°W · view on map

Herðubreið rises to 1,682 m in Iceland, in Europe. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.