Before the days of motorized transport, the road over Kjolur was the most frequently travelled north-south route in Iceland. Kjolur is the name given to the high band of country that forms a major watershed between the Langjokull and Hofsjokull glaciers. Kjolur means, "keel" and indeed the landscape resembles an upturned boat. The area is in fact a broad pass between two large glaciers and, as such, is subject to sudden unpredictable and dramatic weather changes.
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