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Snæfellsjökull - An ancient cone volcano, one of finest mountains in Iceland - Snaefellsnes Iceland

Region: Snaefellsnes

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Snæfellsjökull, (1,446 m) an ancient cone volcano, one of finest mountains in Iceland. An impressive sight from as far away as Reykjavík, from where it can be seen in clear weather, seeming to rise from the sea. Many prehistoric eruptions took place in the glacier-covered crater at its peak, and its slopes are covered with lava. The glacier is fairly easy to climb, about 4-6 hours to the highest peak, Þúfur. At the eastern base is a Tourist Association hut, now in ruins. The glacier dominates the area, the western part of which is covered with lava and known as “under the glacier”. In Jules Verne’s novel, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the entrance to the underground way was through the crater of Snæfellsjökull. In the eyes of both “traditional” believers in the supernatural and new agers Snæfellsjökull has more hidden power than any other mountain.

source Iceland Road Atlas

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