Preface ....................................................... iii
Abstract ........................................................ 1
Introduction .................................................... 2
User's Guide ................................................... 37
Tradition of Icelandic Glacier Place-Names .................. 38
Journals, Books, Maps, and Map Series with Place-Names of
Glaciers .................................................... 41
Alphabetical List of the Glaciers of Iceland ................... 43
Acknowledgments ............................................... 210
References Cited .............................................. 211
Appendix (Rist, 1985):
Glaciers in Iceland (July 1985) .......................... A2-A5
Map of the Glaciers and the Main Snow Patches in
Iceland (July 1985) ......................................... A6
Letter from Sigurjón Rist to Richard S. Williams, Jr.
(July 1985) ................................................. A7
Figures
1-10. Maps showing:
1. The eight regional glacier groups in Iceland and
Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper image mosaic of Iceland
showing the distribution of glaciers ..................... 4
2. The VATNAJÖKULL group (VATNAJÖKULL,
TUNGNAFELLSJÖKULL, and glaciers on Snæfell) ............ 8-9
3. The Mýrdalsjökull group (MÝRDALSJÖKULL,
EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL, TORFAJÖKULL and Kaldaklofsjökull,
and Tindfjallajökull and Blesárjökull) ............... 11-13
4. The Hofsjökull group (HOFSJÖKULL and glaciers in
Kerlingarfjöll) (Kerlingarfjallajöklar) .............. 15-16
5. The Langjökull group .................................... 18
6. SNÆFELLSJÖKULL .......................................... 19
7. Vestfjarðajöklar: (DRANGAJÖKULL and other
glaciers) ............................................ 20-21
8. Norðurlandsjöklar: (named glaciers in Tröllaskagi,
named glaciers east of Eyjafjörður and environs) ..... 25-27
9. Austfjarðajöklar: (þRÁNDARJÖKULL, HOFSJÖKULL,
and other glaciers) .................................. 29-30
10. Maps of jökulhlaup deposits (Mýrdalssandur and
the Öræfi district) ..................................... 32
11-201.Oblique aerial photographs (unless otherwise
indicated) showing:
11. Akstaðajokull and EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL ...................... 45
12. Austari-Jökulsárjökull .................................. 46
13. Austurtungnajökull ...................................... 48
14. Ground photograph of Axarfellsjökull .................... 48
15. Axlarjökull, Dökkurðarjökull, and Ljósurðarjökull ....... 49
16. Álftabrekkujökull ....................................... 49
17. Barkárdalsjökull ........................................ 51
18. Bimudalsjökull .......................................... 52
19. Blautukvíslarjökull ..................................... 53
20. Blágilsjökull and SÆFELLSJÖKULL ......................... 54
21. Blágnípujökull .......................................... 54
22. Blesárjökull ............................................ 55
23. Blöndujökull ............................................ 56
24. Borgarjökull, Botnajökull, Kisujökull, Skessujökull,
Loðmundarjökull eystri, and Hangandi .................... 57
25. Brattöldujökull ......................................... 58
26. Landsat 3 RBV image and oblique aerial photograph of
Breiðamerkuriökull ...................................... 59
27. SPOT-5 satellite image of Brimnesdalsjökull and
Kistujökull ............................................. 60
28. Brókarjökull ............................................ 61
29. Brúarjökull and IRS-ID satellite image of Brúarjökull,
Dynqjujökull, Kverkjökull, and Eyjabakkajökull .......... 62
30. Brækur eystri, Klofajökull, and þorvaldsjökull .......... 63
31. Brækur vestri ........................................... 64
32. Bröndujökull ............................................ 64
33. Bungujökull, Fossárjökull, Húsárjökull, and
Kambsárjökull (in Vindheimajökull group) ................ 65
34. Búrfellsjökull and Teiqardalsjökull ..................... 66
35. Bægisárjökull ........................................... 66
36. Deildardalsjökull and Unadalsjökull ..................... 67
37. SPOT image and oblique aerial photograph of
DRANGAJÖKULL ............................................ 68
38. Landsat 3 RBV image and oblique aerial photographs of
Dynqjujökull ............................................ 70
39. EIRÍKSJÖKULL ............................................ 71
40. Entujökull .............................................. 72
41. Eyjabakkajökull ......................................... 72
42. Landsat image of EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL ....................... 73
43. Eyvindstungnajökull ..................................... 74
44. Falljökull and Virkisjökull ............................. 75
45. Fannborgarjökull, Jökulkinn, Langafönn,
Loðmundarjökull eystri, Loðmundarjökull vestri,
Mænisfönn, and Mænisjökull .............................. 75
46. Fellsárjökull and þverártindsjökull ..................... 76
47. Féeggstaðadalsjökull .................................... 76
48. Fjallsjökull, Hrútárjökull, and ÖRÆFAJÖKULL ............. 77
49. Fláajökull .............................................. 78
50. Flosajökull and þristapajokull .......................... 79
51. Fremri-Lambárjökull and Lambárjökull .................... 80
52. Gálgagilsjökull, Hjaltadalsjökull, Hörgárjökull,
and Ólafarhnjúkajöklar .................................. 82
53. GEITLANDSJÖKULL ......................................... 82
54. Geldingafellsjökull ..................................... 83
55. Gigjökull ............................................... 84
56. Glerárdalsjökull ........................................ 85
57. Gljúfurárjökull ......................................... 85
58. Gljúfursárjökull, Stigárjökull, Stórhöfðajökull, and
ÖRÆFJÖKULL .............................................. 86
59. Gloppujökull and þverárjökull ........................... 87
60. Grasárjökull and Lambárjökull ........................... 88
61. Grímslandsjökull, Kambsjökull, and Kotajökull ........... 89
62. Grýtudalsjökull eystri and Grýtudalsjökull vestri ....... 90
63. Grænalónsjökull ......................................... 90
64. Grænavatnsjökull and Kerlingarárjökull .................. 91
65. Hafrárjökull ............................................ 92
66. Hafursárjökull .......................................... 92
67. Hagafellsjökull evstri .................................. 92
68. Hagafellsjökull vestari ................................. 93
69. Ground photograph of Hagajökull fremri .................. 94
70. Ground photograph of Hagajökull innri ................... 94
71. Hagárdalsjökull, Kambfellsjökull, and
Vaskárdalsjökull ........................................ 95
72. Hamrajökull ............................................. 95
73. Hattarjökull ............................................ 96
74. Hálsjökull .............................................. 97
75. Háöldujökull and Klakksjökull ........................... 98
76. Heiðinnamannajökull ..................................... 98
77. Heinabergsjökull, Eyvindstungnajökull, and
Skálafellsjökull ........................................ 99
78. Heljardalsjökull ....................................... 100
79. Héðinsdalsjökull and Héðinsskarðajökull ................ 102
80. Hjaltadalsjökull ....................................... 103
81. Hjálpleysujökull ....................................... 103
82. Hnjótajökull and Deildardalsjökull ..................... 103
83. Hoffellsjökull, Svmafellsjökull, and Viðborðsjökull .... 104
84. Hofsárjökull, Sælujökull nyrðri, and Sælujökull
syðri .................................................. 105
85. Hofsdalsjökull ......................................... 105
86. Landsat image of HOFSJÖKULL ............................ 107
87. Landsat image and oblique aerial photograph of
HOFSJÖKULL ............................................. 107
88. Holárdalsjökull, Holárfjallsjökull nyrðri, and
Holárfjallsjökull syðri ................................ 109
89. Hóladalsjökull, Kirkjufjallsdragsjökull, and
Syðri-Króksárjökull .................................... 109
90. Hóladalsjökull ......................................... 110
91. Hólárjökull, Stigárjökull, and ÖRÆFAJÖKULL ............. 110
92. Hólatindajökull, Blágilsjökull, and SNÆFELLSJÖKULL ..... 111
93. Hrafnabjargajökull ..................................... 112
94. Hraunárdalsjökull nyrðri and Hraunárdalsjökull syðri ... 112
95. Hrunárjöklar ........................................... 113
96. Hrútafelisjökull ....................................... 114
97. HRÚTFELLSJÖKULL, Miðjökuil, Vesturjökull, and
Norðvesturjökull ....................................... 115
98. Huldujökull ............................................ 117
99. Hvannárjökuil .......................................... 117
100.Hvarfdalsjökull and Keriingajökull ..................... 117
101.Hvítalækjarjökull ...................................... 118
102.Hyrningsjökull and SNÆFELLSJÖKULL ...................... 118
103.Hörgárjökull and Myrkárjökull .......................... 120
104.Illagilsdalsjökull and Tungudalsjökull ................. 120
105.Illviðrajökull ......................................... 121
106.Jökulbotnajökull innri and Jökulbotnajökull ytri ....... 122
107.Jökuldalsfönn .......................................... 122
108.Jökulsárgilsjökull ..................................... 123
109.Kaldaklifsjökull and Seljavallajökull .................. 124
110.Kaldaklofsjökull ....................................... 125
111.Kaldalónsjökull ........................................ 125
112.Kambsjökull ............................................ 126
113.Kerlingajökull, Klaufabrekknajökull eystri, and
Klaufabrekknajökull vestri ............................. 127
114.Kerlingarjökull ........................................ 128
115.Kirkjujökull ........................................... 129
116.Kistufellsjökull ....................................... 129
117.Kistufjallsjökull ...................................... 130
118.Kistujökull, Sælujökull nyrðri, and Sælujökull syðri ... 130
119.Klaufabrekknajökull, Kerlingajökull, and
Klaufabrekknajökull vestri ............................. 131
120.Klifurárjökull ......................................... 132
121.Kolbeinsdalsjökull, Lambárjökull, and
Tungnahryggsjökull ..................................... 134
122.Kotajökull ............................................. 134
123.Kotárjökull, Rótarfjallsjökull, Gljúfursárjökull,
and ÖRÆFAJÖKULL ........................................ 135
124.Krossárjökull .......................................... 135
125.Kvarnárjökull .......................................... 136
126.Kverkjökull ............................................ 137
127.Kverkkvislarjökull and Kvíslarjökull ................... 137
128.Kvíahnúksjökull and SNÆFELLSJÖKULL ..................... 138
129.Kvíárjökull ............................................ 139
130.Kvíslajökull ........................................... 139
131.Landsat image and oblique aerial photograph of
Köldukvíslarjökull ................................. 140-141
132.Kötlujökull ............................................ 142
133.Lambadalsskarðsfönn .................................... 143
134.Lambahraunsjökull ...................................... 143
135.Lambatungnajökull ...................................... 144
136.Oblique and vertical aerial photographs of
Lambárdalsjökull ....................................... 145
137.Lambárjökull ........................................... 146
138.Langafönn, Borgarjökull, Botnajökull, and
Kisujökull ............................................. 148
139.Landsat image of LANGJÖKULL ............................ 149
140.Leiðarjökull ........................................... 150
141.Leirufjarðarjökull ..................................... 151
142.Ljótarjökull ........................................... 152
143.Lónsjökull and GEITLANDSJÖKULL ......................... 153
144.Löngukvlslarjökull and Tungufönn ....................... 153
145.Miklukvíslarjökull ..................................... 155
146.Morsárjökull ........................................... 156
147.Móafellsjökull ......................................... 156
148.Móskjónujokull ......................................... 157
149.Múlajökull ............................................. 158
150.Landsat image of MÝRDALSJÖKULL ......................... 159
151.Nautárjökull and Trölladalsjökull ...................... 161
152.Nauthagajökull ......................................... 161
153.Norðurjökull and Suðurjökull ........................... 162
154.Norðurtungnajökull, Suðurfjallsjökull, and
Austurtungnajökull ..................................... 163
155.Okjökull ............................................... 164
156.Reykjadalsjökull ....................................... 166
157.Ground photograph of Reykjarfjarðarjökull .............. 166
158.Rjúpnabrekkujökull ..................................... 167
159.Rótarjökull ............................................ 167
160.Sandfellsjökull ........................................ 168
161.Sátujökull ............................................. 169
162.Síðujökull ............................................. 170
163.Skaftafellsjökull and Svmafellsjökull .................. 171
164.Skaftárjökull .......................................... 172
165.Skarphéðinsjökull ...................................... 173
166.Oblique aerial photograph and Landsat image of
Skeiðarárjökull .................................... 174-175
167.Skiðadalsjökull ........................................ 176
168.Skrekkur ............................................... 178
169.Skriðudalsjökull and Lambá;rdalsjökull ................. 179
170.Sléttjökull ............................................ 179
171.Sólheimajökull and Jökulsárgilsjökull .................. 181
172.Ground photograph of Sótajökull ........................ 182
173.Steinsholtsjökull ...................................... 183
174.Suðurfjallsjökull ...................................... 184
175.Sveipsjökull and Syðri-Króksárjökull ................... 185
176.Svínadalsjökull and Móskjónujokull ..................... 186
177.Sylqjujökull ........................................... 187
178.Thoroddsengletscher .................................... 188
179.Tindfjallajökull ....................................... 189
180.TORFAJÖKULL ............................................ 190
181.Tröllajökull ........................................... 191
182.TUNGNAFELLSJÖKULL ...................................... 191
183.Tungnakvislarjökull .................................... 193
184.Tungnárjökull .......................................... 193
185.Tungufönn .............................................. 194
186.Ground photograph of Úlfárjökull* ...................... 195
187.Vaskárdalsjökull ....................................... 196
188.Landsat image of VATNAJÖKULL ........................... 197
189.Vatnsdalsjökull and Bessahlaðajökull ................... 198
190.Vatnsdalsjökull 1, 2, and 3 ............................ 199
191.Vesturárdalsjökull ..................................... 200
192.Vesturdalsjökull ....................................... 200
193.þrjórsáriökull ......................................... 202
194.þorvaldsjökull and Ögmundarjökull ...................... 203
195.þÓRISJÖKULL ............................................ 204
196.þRÁNDARJÖKULL .......................................... 205
197.þrístapajökull ......................................... 206
198.þverárjökull ........................................... 207
199.þverárjökull ........................................... 207
200.þverfellsjökull ........................................ 208
201.Öldufellsjökull ........................................ 209
Tables
1. Classification of types of glaciers in Iceland:
Comparison of English and Icelandic glaciological terms ... 3
2. Names of the glaciers of the Vatnajökull group ......... 5-7
3. Names of the glaciers of the Mýrdalsjökull group ..... 10-11
4. Names of the Glaciers of the Hofsjökull Group ........ 13-14
5. Names of the glaciers of the Langjökull group ........ 17-18
6. SNÆFELLSJÖKULL and the names of its outlet glaciers ..... 19
7. Names of the glaciers of Vestfirðir
(Vestfjarðajöklar) ...................................... 20
8. Names of the glaciers of Norðurland
(Norðurlandsjöklar) .................................. 22-24
9. Names of the glaciers of Austfirðir
(Austfjarðajöklar) ...................................... 28
10. Names of the jökulhlaup deposits ........................ 31
11. Names of snow patches ................................ 39-40
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