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Snæfellsjökull National Park

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Snæfellsjökull National Park is a national park on the westernmost tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland. It encompasses Snæfellsjökull, a glacier capped stratovolcano about 700,000 years old and one of the most famous natural landmarks in Iceland, known internationally for its role in the 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, in which the protagonists find the passage to the center of the Earth on the mountain. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
2001 2
Area (sq km)
166.937123 2
Classification
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Sources
1. Snæfellsjökull (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland.
  • Introduction
    Snæfellsjökull National Park is a national park on the westernmost tip of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.
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2. Wikidata: Snæfellsjökull National Park
  • Wikidata Q738103, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q738103 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q738103 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Iceland, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Iceland
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Iceland, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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