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# Ögmundarjökull: An Outlet of Eiríksjökull

Ögmundarjökull is an outlet glacier on the eastern side of [Eiríksjökull](<https://www.iceland.org/glaciers/eiriksjokull>) in West Iceland. The [USGS glacier gazetteer, page 209](<https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1746/pdf/PP1746_pg195-226_fig186-201_lowrez.pdf>), distinguishes this outlet from the ice cap that feeds it.

Updated September 10, 2026 · [Published by Iceland.org](<https://www.iceland.org/about-us>) · [Writing & review](<https://www.iceland.org/editorial-policy#credits>)

## Why older maps need care

The gazetteer records that Pálmi Hannesson named the glacier in 1923 for Ögmundur Sigurðsson, a companion of explorer Þorvaldur Thoroddsen. It also flags maps that placed the name at Þorvaldsjökull. A familiar-looking label on an old map can therefore refer to the wrong lobe.

Use a current detailed map that distinguishes the eastern outlets of Eiríksjökull, and check the date of any map reproduced in a travel article. A naming history helps identify the landscape; it does not fix the glacier’s present-day edge.

## Planning around Eiríksjökull

The cited geographic record does not provide a current trailhead, public access route or bookable tour for Ögmundarjökull. Establish those details locally before turning the map label into a hiking objective.

For broader context, start with the [Eiríksjökull guide](<https://www.iceland.org/glaciers/eiriksjokull>). If the aim is an organized ice activity in western Iceland, the [Langjökull guide](<https://www.iceland.org/glaciers/langjokull>) explains named departure points and the difference between tunnel and surface trips.

Planning help

## Glacier questions

Quick answers with safety notes where it matters.

**Is Ögmundarjökull a separate ice cap?**

The USGS gazetteer classifies it as an outlet on the eastern margin of Eiríksjökull.

**Why can maps disagree about its position?**

The 2008 gazetteer identifies historical maps that misplaced the name at Þorvaldsjökull. Check a current detailed map when identifying the eastern outlets.

**Is a visitor route established here?**

The source used here documents glacier names and geography. A current trailhead, access route and guided product have not been verified for this page.

[Explore Iceland’s glaciers](<https://www.iceland.org/glaciers>)

Country reference: [Iceland statistics](<https://www.iceland.org/statistics>).