Tindfjallajökull

Tindfjallajökull
Tindfjallajökull
Highest point
Elevation1,462 m (4,797 ft)
Prominence1,200 m (3,900 ft):24
Coordinates63°48′N 19°35′W / 63.8°N 19.58°W / 63.8; -19.58
Dimensions
Area300 km2 (120 sq mi):22
Geography
LocationIceland
Parent rangeMid-Atlantic Ridge
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPossibly Holocene

Tindfjallajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰɪntˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥] , alternatively Tindafjallajökull) is a glacier in the south of Iceland whose name is also given to the underlying stratovolcano. Tindfjöll ([ˈtʰɪntˌfjœtl̥], "peak mountains") is a ridge that extends to the south of the glacier and is an alternative name for the volcano.:22 The name of the glacier in Icelandic means "Tindfjöll glacier".