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Prestahnúkur

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Prestahnúkur
Prestahnúkur. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The peak Prestahnúkur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpʰrɛstaˌn̥uːkʏr̥] ) with a height of 1,223 m (4,012 ft), is in the Western Volcanic Zone to the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull. The volcano Prestahnúkur includes the terrain under the Geitlandsjökull glacier continuous to the peak and also includes fissure fields to its north and south.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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