Английская Википедия:Eiríksjökull

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Eiríksjökull

Eiríksjökull (Icelandic for "Eirík's glacier", Шаблон:IPA-is) is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of Шаблон:Convert reaching a height of Шаблон:Convert,[1] making it the largest table mountain in Iceland.[2] Rising over Шаблон:Convert above its surrounding, the lowest Шаблон:Convert of a hyaloclastite (móberg) tuya formed presumably by a single subglacial volcanic activity is capped by a Шаблон:Convert thick lava shield.[2][3] It is currently dormant or extinct in terms of volcanic activity.[4]

Etymology

The glacier was called Baldjökull until about 1700 and with relative certainty the current name is influenced by the nearby mountain Eiríksgnípa. Nothing is known with certainty about said Erik but a fable tells of an outlaw named Eiríkur or Eirekur who evaded capture by running into that mountain.[5]

References

Шаблон:Commons category

Шаблон:Glaciers of Iceland

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Шаблон:Iceland-glacier-stub