...Öræfajökull is one of those infrequent erupters. It is Iceland’s tallest volcano, and is the fourth tallest stratovolcano in Europe (after Elbrus, Etna, and Beerenberg). The name gives an indication of its nature: Jökull means glacier. The mountain itself has no single name (the original name was Hnappafel), only its ice cover does. This is a wild land with a glacier that towers over its mountain.
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