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Hofsjökull (Icelandic: "temple glacier", [ˈhɔfsˌjœːkʏtl̥]) is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country.[1] It is situated in the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland. It covers an area of 925 km2, reaching 1,765 m (5,791 ft) at its summit.[2] The subglacial volcano is a shield type with caldera.[3]

Hofsjökull
Satellite image of Hofsjökull.
Highest point
Elevation1,782 metres (5,846 ft)
Prominence≈1100 m
Coordinates64°49′N 18°49′W
Geography
LocationSouthwestern Iceland
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeSubglacial shield volcano with caldera
The picture shows Arnarfell hiðmikla (Great Eagle Mountain) in the middle, Múlajökull glacier to the left and Þjórsárjökull glacier to the right.
The picture shows Arnarfell hiðmikla (Great Eagle Mountain) in the middle, Múlajökull glacier to the left and Þjórsárjökull glacier to the right.

Hofsjökull is the source of several rivers including the Þjórsá, Iceland's longest river.[4]

In the southeast of Iceland, between the easternmost glacier tongue of Vatnajökull (Axajökull) and Þrándarjökull, there is a smaller glacier (area about 4 km2), which is also called Hofsjökull.[citation needed]

In 2015, Hofsjökull increased in mass, the first time in 20 years this had happened.[5]


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Notes


  1. Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 72
  2. National Land Survey of Iceland (2001), National Land Survey of Iceland – Geographical information, archived from the original on 2010-04-06, retrieved 2008-08-14/
  3. Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 29
  4. Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 83
  5. "Hofsjökull ice cap gains mass | News".

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[de] Hofsjökull

Es gibt zwei Gletscher des Namens Hofsjökull in Island. Der eine ist ein eigener großer Gletscherschild genau in der geographischen Mitte des Landes, der zweite ist ein ehemaliger Seitengletscher des Vatnajökull.
- [en] Hofsjökull

[es] Hofsjökull

Hofsjökull es el tercer glaciar por su tamaño en Islandia después del Vatnajökull y el Langjökull. El volcán del mismo nombre debajo del glaciar es el más grande de los volcanes activos en el país.[1] Se encuentra en el oeste de las Tierras Altas de Islandia y al norte de la cordillera Kerlingarfjöll, entre los dos grandes glaciares de Islandia. Abarca una superficie de 925 km², alcanzando 1.765 m en su cumbre.[2] El volcán subglacial es de tipo escudo con una caldera volcánica.[3]

[fr] Hofsjökull

L'Hofsjökull est une calotte glaciaire au centre des Hautes Terres de l'Islande. D'une superficie de 925 km2[1], il culmine à 1 765 mètres d'altitude.

[ru] Хофсйёкюдль

Хофсйёкюдль[1] или Хофсйёкудль[2] (исл. Hofsjökull) — третий по площади ледник в Исландии (после Ватнайёкюдля и Лаунгйёкюдля), а также крупнейший активный вулкан на острове.[3]



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