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Tindfjallajökull

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Tindfjallajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰɪntˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥], alternatively Tindafjallajökull) is a glacier in the south of Iceland whose name is also given to the underlying stratovolcano. Tindfjöll ([ˈtʰɪntˌfjœtl̥], "peak mountains") is a ridge that extends to the south of the glacier and is an alternative name for the volcano. The name of the glacier in Icelandic means "Tindfjöll glacier".

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