Fláajökull () is a smaller, slow flowing

glacier A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...

of Iceland, located on the east side of

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Breiðabunga in the east of

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

, in

Vatnajökull National Park Vatnajökull National Park ( ) is one of three national parks in Iceland, and is the largest one. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in th ...

, 40 km on road or 20 km on the map, northwest of

Höfn Höfn () or Höfn í Hornafirði (, ) is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord. The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull ...

town. Fláajökull is an outlet glacier of the large glacier

Vatnajökull Vatnajökull ( Icelandic pronunciation: , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island i ...

. The name derives from ''flár,'' the Icelandic word for "slope". Historical names of the glacier are Mýrajökull, Hólmsárjökull and Hólsárjökull.''Alphabetical List of the Glaciers of Iceland''
U.S. Department of the Interior (usgs.gov), retrieved 5 February 2014

References

External links

''Fláajökull Field trip and Excursion Report – Glacial geology (JAR407)''
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University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co ...

– School of Engineering and Natural Science – Earth Science, 22 and 31 May 2012 * Oddur Sigurðsson1 and Richard S. Williams Jr.
''Geographic Names of Iceland’s Glaciers: Historic and Modern''
U.S.

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, retrieved 5 February 2014 Drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean Glaciers of Iceland {{iceland-glacier-stub