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Ásbyrgi

Floor32 m105 ft
Depth
243 m
Rim
420 m
Length
32 km
Tonight
-8°CFog · Wind 13 km/h S

Ásbyrgi is up to 243 m deep: the rim reaches 420 m and the floor 32 m, along 32 km.

All facts
Floor
32 m
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Ásbyrgi 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 25.1 × 25.1 km

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Topographic map

Ásbyrgi topographic map

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

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Ásbyrgi elevation profile

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Depth

Depth of Ásbyrgi

Up to 243 m deep (typically 134 m) along the 32.0 km in view.

0100200300400500243 mrimfloor0102032.0 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

Weather

Ásbyrgi weather

Tonight · Fog · -8°C (18°F) · Wind 13 km/h S

Ásbyrgi forecast for about 420 m.

  • Tonight-8°–13 km/h S
  • Sat-6°-2°2.5 mm25 km/h NW
  • Sun-1°0°19.9 mm26 km/h NW
  • Mon-1°0°5.6 mm10 km/h SW
  • Tue1°1°13.1 mm16 km/h NW
  • Wed-2°1°0.5 mm40 km/h S
  • Thu5°6°3.1 mm44 km/h S
  • Fri-1°3°–32 km/h SE
  • Sat0°2°0.4 mm32 km/h S
  • Sun-5°1°–13 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Ásbyrgi

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Ásbyrgi, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
ÁsbyrgiCampsite1.1 km NNE
Parking1.2 km NNE
Parking1.3 km NW
Parking1.3 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 25.1 × 25.1 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 97% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
97.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
2.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
0.5% of the 630 km² view
Relief in view
584 m low point 10 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 47.8%Bare rock / sparse 32.1%Shrubland 10.9%Moss & lichen 7.4%Water 0.9%Trees 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 12.6 km; 156 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Wood crane's-bill89
  • Eurasian Wigeon54
  • Downy Birch46
  • Velvetbells46
  • Common bilberry44
  • Leafy Northern Green Orchid39
Where it sits

Where Ásbyrgi sits

Region
Northeastern Region8Iceland45Europe2,143
Protected area
Vatnajökull National Park11
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-25)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia