Hofsjökull

Hofsjökull

__NOTOC__ Hofsjökull is the third largest glacier in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country. [Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 72] It situates at 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 at its summit. [Citation | last = National Land Survey of Iceland | title = National Land Survey of Iceland - Geographical information | url = http://www.lmi.is/english/iceland-in-statistics/ | date = 2001| accessdate = 2008-08-14/] The subglacial volcano is a shield type with caldera. [Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 29]

Hofsjökull is the source of several rivers including the Þjórsá, Iceland's longest river. [Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 83]

In the southeast of Iceland, between the easternmost glacier tongue of Vatnajökull (Axajökull) and Þrándarjökull, at coord|64|37|N|15|03|W|type:glacier, is a smaller glacier (area about 4 km²), which is also called Hofsjökull.Fact|date=August 2008

ee also

* Geography of Iceland
* Glaciers of Iceland
* Iceland plume
* Lakes of Iceland
* List of islands off Iceland
* List of volcanoes in Iceland
* Rivers of Iceland
* Volcanoes of Iceland
* Waterfalls of Iceland
* List of glaciers

Notes

References

*Citation | last = Thordurson | first = Thor | last2 = Hoskuldsson | first2 = Armann | title = Classic Geology in Europe 3: Iceland | place = Harpenden, England | publisher = Terra Publishing | year = 2002 | isbn = 1-903544-06-8

External links

* [http://www.isafold.de/langhof97/img_hofsjokull2.htm (Photo)]


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