Snæfellsnes peninsula, west Iceland
Snæfellsjökull at 4744 feet high is a 700,000 year-old stratovolcano with a glacier covering its summit situated on the most western part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in west Iceland. The name of the mountain is actually Snæfell but it is normally called Snæfellsjökull to distinguish it from two other mountains with this name.
Snæfellsjökull is regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland and it can be seen on clear days from Reykjavík, a distance of about 75 miles.
Snæfellsjökull is also known as the setting of the novel "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by the French author Jules Verne.
The area surrounding Snæfellsjökull has been designated as a National Park by the Iceland Government. It is Iceland’s only National Park to extend to the seashore and it covers an area of 65 square miles.
Date: 6th June 2015
Location: view from road 54 along south coast
Snæfellsjökull is regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland and it can be seen on clear days from Reykjavík, a distance of about 75 miles.
Snæfellsjökull is also known as the setting of the novel "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by the French author Jules Verne.
The area surrounding Snæfellsjökull has been designated as a National Park by the Iceland Government. It is Iceland’s only National Park to extend to the seashore and it covers an area of 65 square miles.
Date: 6th June 2015
Location: view from road 54 along south coast
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