Vatnajökull glacier system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vatnajökull_glacier_system

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:annualRainfall	up to 4,000 mm
gptkbp:area	approximately 7,900 km²
gptkbp:averageSpeed	-2°C to -4°C
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Bárðarbunga_volcano gptkb:Grímsvötn_volcano gptkb:Kverkfjöll_volcano Öræfajökull volcano Breiðamerkurjökull outlet glacier Dyngjujökull outlet glacier Esjufjöll volcano Falljökull outlet glacier Fjallsjökull outlet glacier Morsárjökull outlet glacier Skaftafellsjökull outlet glacier Skeiðarárjökull outlet glacier Svínafellsjökull outlet glacier Tungnaárjökull outlet glacier
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:dam	sea ice
gptkbp:feedSystem	gptkb:Jökulsá_á_Breiðamerkursandi_river gptkb:Jökulsá_á_Fjöllum_river gptkb:Skeiðará_river
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Game_of_Thrones gptkb:James_Bond:_Die_Another_Day gptkb:Batman_Begins
gptkbp:firstDocumented	18th century
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter	gptkb:Grímsvötn
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Hvannadalshnúkur 2,110 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vatnajökull glacier system
gptkbp:largestGlacierIn	gptkb:Iceland Europe (by volume)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:meltingRate	rapidly melting due to climate change
gptkbp:notableEvent	Skeiðarárhlaup (jökulhlaup, glacial outburst flood)
gptkbp:notableFeature	ice caves outlet glaciers subglacial volcanoes glacial lagoons
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Vatnajökull_National_Park
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Vatnajökull_National_Park
gptkbp:region	southeast Iceland
gptkbp:thickness	up to 1,000 meters
gptkbp:touristAttraction	gptkb:Jökulsárlón_glacial_lagoon gptkb:Skaftafell ice caves
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2019 yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jökulsárlón_glacial_lagoon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7