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11 largest glaciers in Iceland by area

11 glaciers, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The glaciers

  1. 1Vatnajökull7,700 km²
  2. 2Langjökull953 km²
  3. 3Hofsjökull925 km²
  4. 4Mýrdalsjökull596 km²
  5. 5Breiðamerkurjökull362 km²
  6. 6Drangajökull160 km²
  7. 7Eyjafjallajökull78 km²
  8. 8Tungnafellsjökull48 km²
  9. 9Þrándarjökull22 km²
  10. 10Geitlandsjökull13 km²
  11. 11Sólheimajökull9 km²

Area in km²: Wikidata’s (P2046), else measured on the OpenStreetMap outline where it fits; the Antarctic ice sheet’s from NSIDC. A glacier of unknown area is left out. Glaciers, ice caps, ice fields, ice sheets and ice shelves from Wikidata with articles in 10 or more Wikipedia editions, or 300 km² or larger, or 40 km or longer; a glacier that is also a mountain or volcano stays with the peaks.

On the map

Map of 11 largest glaciers in Iceland by area, 11 glaciers: each one marked on the globe

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