Skeiðarársandur outwash plain

E915287

Skeiðarársandur outwash plain is a vast glacial sandur in southeast Iceland, formed by meltwater and sediment from Vatnajökull and known for its dramatic black sands and braided river systems.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
outwash plain
sandur
adjacentTo Vatnajökull National Park
approximateArea hundreds of square kilometers
approximateWidth up to 25 kilometers
associatedGlacier Skeiðarárjökull
Vatnajökull
coastType proglacial coastal plain
country Iceland
crossedBy Icelandic Ring Road
Route 1
drainedBy Gígja
Hverfisfljót
Núpsvötn
Skeiðará
ecosystemType coastal outwash plain
formedBy meltwater from Vatnajökull
sediment from Vatnajökull
formedDuring Holocene
geologicalOrigin glacial processes
jökulhlaup floods
hasCharacteristic black sands
hasColor black
hasPart braided river systems
hasViewOf Vatnajökull ice cap
linked to: Vatnajökull

surrounding mountain ranges
knownFor braided river channels
vast glacial outwash plain
volcanic flood deposits
languageOfName Icelandic
locatedIn southeast Iceland
locatedOn Icelandic south coast
nameMeaning Skeiðará outwash plain
near Skaftafell
linked to: Skaftafellsjökull

Öræfi region
notableEvent 1996 Gjálp eruption jökulhlaup
destruction of Skeiðará bridges in 1996
partOf Icelandic volcanic zone
region Austurland
subjectTo glacial flooding
volcanic activity under Vatnajökull
surfaceMaterial basaltic sand
glacial till
gravel
tourismAttractionType natural landscape

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vatnajökull National Park contains Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Öræfajökull near Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Öræfajökull volcanic system near Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Öræfi region contains Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarársandur nameMeaning Skeiðará outwash plain
subject linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Grímsvötn subglacial lake drainsTo Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðará flowsAcross Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Kvíárjökull near Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skaftafellsjökull hasViewOf Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarárjökull terminatesIn Skeiðarársandur
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarárjökull associatedWith Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Skeiðarárjökull feeds Skeiðarársandur sandur plain
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Sólheimajökull near Sólheimasandur
subject linked to: Sólheimajökull glacier
linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
Falljökull near Skeiðarársandur outwash plain