Hofsjökull

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Satellite image of Hofsjökull

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 third largest glacier in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull covering an area of 925 square kilometres. Its highest peak reaches 1,765 metres.

It is situated in the west of the Icelandic Interior or Highlands of Iceland between Vatnajökull and Langjökull.

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

Under the glacier, there is a caldera.

Two of the bigger highland tracks are leading alongside this glacier: Sprengisandur Highland road and Kjölur Highland road.

Not far to the south of the glacier, there are the Kerlingarfjöll, a mountain range formerly known for summer skiing.

In the southeast of Iceland, between the easternmost glacier tongue of Vatnajökull (Axajökull) and Þrándarjökull, at 64°37′N, 15°03′W, is a smaller glacier (area about 4 km²), which is also called Hofsjökull.

[edit] See 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

[edit] References

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• National Land Survey of Iceland (Icelandic)

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