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Vatnajökull

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Vatnajökull Glacier
Vatnajökull, Iceland
TeepIce cap
LocationIceland
Coordinates64°24′N 16°48′W / 64.400°N 16.800°W / 64.400; -16.800
Aurie8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Thickness400 m (1,300 ft) average
TerminusOotlet glaciers
StatusRetreatin

Vatnajökull [ˈvaʰdnaˌjœːkʏtl̥] (meanin Glacier o Rivers), kent as the Vatna Glacier an aw, is the lairgest an maist voluminous Icelandic glacier, an ane o the lairgest in aurie in Europe. It is locatit in the sooth-east o the island, coverin mair nor 8 percent o the kintra.