Snæfellsjökull is a strato volcano with a glacier (isl. jökull) on its top. Actually, the name of the mountain is Snæfell, but normally it is called "Snæfellsjökull" to discern it from two other mountains with this name. It is situated on the most western part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over the bay of Faxaflói, at a distance of 120 km. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner. ... There are three volcanoes with the name Snæfell in Iceland: 1. ... The Snæfellsnes peninsula is situated to the west of the Borgarfjörður in the west of Iceland. ... See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the northernmost capital city of a nation. ... Faxaflói is a bay in Southwest-Iceland between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes. ...

The mountain is one of the most famous sights of Iceland, primarily due to the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), written by the French author Jules Verne, in which the protagonists find the entrance to a passage leading to the center of the earth on Snæfellsjökull. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Journey to the Center of the Earth DVD Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Jules Verne. ...

On the other hand, people believing in esoteric, think the volcano to be a culminating point of special powers. The area is also believed to be a frequent landing pad for visitors from outer space. The word esoteric generally relates to that which is known only by a restricted number of people (contrast exoteric). ...

The mountain is surrounded by Snæfellsjökull National Park.

See also

• Volcanoes of Iceland
• Geography of Iceland

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External links

• Photos of Snæfellsjökull from www.islandsmyndir.is (http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/vesturland/snaefellsjokull/forsida_snaefellsjokull01.htm)
• Informations (http://english.ust.is/Snaefellsjokullnationalpark/)
• Photos:[1]  (http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Island/Island%202/Island%202000-0005%20-%20Snaefellsjökull.JPG)[2] (http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/vesturland/snaefellsjokull/forsida_snaefellsjokull01.htm)