Bárðarbunga

proper noun

An Icelandic subglacial stratovolcano located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Icelandic subglacial stratovolcano located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier.

Origin

  1. IcelandicBárðarbunga
  2. EnglishBárðarbunga

From Icelandic Bárðarbunga, from Bárður + bunga (“bulge, protuberance”), literally "Bárðar's bulge".

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APA

Bárðarbunga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arbunga

MLA

“Bárðarbunga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arbunga. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bárðarbunga,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arbunga.

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