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Fláajökull

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Fláajökull
Fláajökull seen from Almannaskarð (zoomed)
Map showing the location of Fláajökull
Map showing the location of Fláajökull
Coordinates64°21′55″N 15°39′08″W / 64.365346°N 15.652259°W / 64.365346; -15.652259
Length15 km
Width2 km

Fláajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈflauːaˌjœːkʏtl̥]) is a smaller, slow flowing glacier of Iceland, located on the east side of volcano Breiðabunga in the east of Iceland, in Vatnajökull National Park, 40 km on road or 20 km on the map, northwest of Höfn town.

Fláajökull is an outlet glacier of the large glacier Vatnajökull. The name derives from flár, the Icelandic word for "slope". Historical names of the glacier are Mýrajökull, Hólmsárjökull and Hólsárjökull.[1]

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  1. ^ Alphabetical List of the Glaciers of Iceland, U.S. Department of the Interior (usgs.gov), retrieved 5 February 2014
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