ICELAND / ÍSLAND.
Landscapes.
Glacier Eiríksjökull.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 08.05.1957.
Face value: 3 Icelandic króna.
Design: S. Jonsson.
Printed by De La Rue, London.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 26 mm.
Catalogs
- AFA No. 318.
- Michel No. 317.
- Scott No. 303.
- StampWorld No. 318.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 347.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 275.
Eiríksjökull is a glacier to the northwest of the great Langjökull glacier, in Iceland's Vesturland region, and has an area of 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi). Its height is 1675 m (5495 ft), making it the largest table mountain in the island. It is situated in the Hallmundarhraun lava field, on top of a 750 m (2,460 ft) thick lava shield, presumably formed by a single subglacial volcanic activity. It is the largest volcano of its kind in Iceland, and is considered dormant or extinct. The Fnjóská river is born in the glacier, which flows into the Eyjafjörður fjord.
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