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Content updated: 2026-09-10

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# Þverárjökull: Several North Iceland Glaciers Share This Name

Þverárjökull is not a unique glacier name. The USGS reference lists several features in North Iceland under it, so a trip description needs a valley or mountain name before it can identify the intended place.

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

## The main name matches

The reference includes mountain glaciers at the head of Þverárdalur in Skíðadalur, a glacier in upper Bakkadalur in Svarfaðardalur, cirque glaciers north of Auðnasýling, and another mountain glacier south of Rimar in Þorvaldsdalur. These are separate geographic entries.

## How to resolve a map or tour description

Ask which Þverárdalur, which neighboring peak and which approach are intended. Eastern and western qualifiers occur in the Skíðadalur entry. A bare “Þverárjökull” search result or coordinate is insufficient to choose a route.

## Why there is no single driving pin here

Select the intended valley and mountain first, then use a current map to identify the approach. A general F-road direction would not resolve which glacier you were traveling toward.

## Sources and further planning

[USGS: Geographic Names of Iceland’s Glaciers: Historic and Modern](<https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1746/pdf/p1746_low-rez.pdf#page=218>), Oddur Sigurðsson and Richard S. Williams Jr., 2008, printed page 206. Historical identification checked September 10, 2026.

Continue with [the wider region or glacier system](<https://www.iceland.org/north>), or [compare guided glacier activities](<https://www.iceland.org/tours/glacier>). For an actual departure, check [SafeTravel alerts](<https://safetravel.is/>), [weather warnings](<https://en.vedur.is/>) and [road conditions](<https://umferdin.is/en>).

Planning help

## Glacier questions

Quick answers with safety notes where it matters.

**Does Þverárjökull identify one glacier?**

Þverárjökull is not a unique glacier name.

**Does this page provide a current route onto the glacier?**

No. Glacier identification and historical photographs do not establish current access. Check official conditions and get advice for the exact route; use the operator’s confirmed meeting point for a guided activity.

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