The broken ice of the Svínafellsjökull tongue ending in a grey meltwater lagoon between dark mountain slopes.

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Svínafellsjökull

Svínafellsjökull is an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull in Öræfi, about 7 km east of Skaftafell, flowing down from Öræfajökull between steep slopes. Its broken tongue ends in a small meltwater lagoon. In 2018 the authorities warned against trips onto the glacier after cracks were found in the Svínafellsheiði slope above it; going onto the ice needs a guide.

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