Kverkfjöll

The mountain range Kverkfjöll (1,764 m) is situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With their glacier "Kverkjökull", they are to be found between the Vatnajökull and the "Dyngjufjöll" (s. Askja). The mountains are still active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they were often erupting and causing glacier runs.

Under the mountains, there is a very big and hot magma chamber which lead to the originating of glacier caves. In the meantime, they can't be visited any more because they could collapse.

In a certain distance, there are the hot springs of "Hveradalir".

The oasis "Hvannalindir" lies between the Kverkjöll and Askja.

ee also

* Fjords of Iceland
* Geography of Iceland
* Glaciers of Iceland
* Iceland plume
* Lakes of Iceland
* List of islands off Iceland
* List of volcanoes in Iceland
* Rivers of Iceland
* Volcanoes of Iceland
* Waterfalls of Iceland

External links

* [http://isafold.de/panorama/panorama.htm Photo]