Kjölur
Sign in to savethumb|Location of the Kjölur highland area thumb|Kjölur plateau and the Kjalvegur F35 road, between Gullfoss and Hveravellir Kjölur () is a plateau in the highlands of Iceland, roughly defined as the area between the Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers. It lies at an elevation of about 600–700 metres.
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thumb|Location of the Kjölur highland area thumb|Kjölur plateau and the Kjalvegur F35 road, between Gullfoss and Hveravellir Kjölur () is a plateau in the highlands of Iceland, roughly defined as the area between the Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers. It lies at an elevation of about 600–700 metres.
== Geography == At the northern end of the Kjölur road, near the headwaters of the Blanda river, the hot springs of Hveravellir provide a warm oasis. Not far from Hveravellir, the Kerlingarfjöll, a volcanic mountain range, is situated to the north-east of the Kjölur road.
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