What is the highest mountain in Iceland?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Hvannadalshnúkur, a peak of the Öræfajökull volcano
- Step 1: The highest summit lies in the south-east under the ice of Vatnajökull's neighbourhood. Step 2. It is Hvannadalshnúkur, about 2,110 metres high. Answer: Hvannadalshnúkur, a peak of the Öræfajökull volcano. Why not the others: Hekla, Snæfell and Herðubreið are well known but lower.
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