Traveling Luck for Öræfajökull (IC06), Iceland Iceland flag

Alternatively known as Oraefa Glacier, Oraejokull, Oraejökull

The timezone in Orafajokull is Atlantic/Reykjavik
Morning Sunrise at 10:57 and Evening Sunset at 15:09. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 64.0333°, Longitude. -16.6500°

Weather near Öræfajökull Last report from Akurnes, 78.6km away

Weather Temperature: -6°C / 21°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 5.8km/h North/Northwest
Cloud: Few at 5000ft

Satellite map of Öræfajökull and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Öræfajökull in (IC06), Iceland

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

glacier(s) a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

Accommodation around Öræfajökull

Fosshotel Skaftafell Freysnesi - Öræfi, Skaftafell

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

farm a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

heath an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.

sand area a tract of land covered with sand.

administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

promontory(-ies) a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland.

grazing area an area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing.

icecap a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet.

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

peaks pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.


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Airports close to Öræfajökull

Hornafjordur(HFN), Hofn, Iceland (78.6km)
Egilsstadir(EGS), Egilsstadir, Iceland (183.7km)