Hofsjökull
Hofsjökull | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,782 metres (5,846 ft) |
Prominence | ≈1100 m |
Coordinates | 64°49′N 18°49′W / 64.817°N 18.817°W |
Geography | |
Location | Southwestern Iceland |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Subglacial shield volcano with caldera |
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 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]
See also[]
- Glaciers of Iceland
- Iceland plume
- List of volcanoes in Iceland
Notes[]
- ^ Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 72
- ^ 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/
- ^ Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 29
- ^ Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 83
- ^ "Hofsjökull ice cap gains mass | News".
References[]
- Thordurson, Thor; Hoskuldsson, Armann (2002), Classic Geology in Europe 3: Iceland, Harpenden, England: Terra Publishing, ISBN 1-903544-06-8
External links[]
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- "Hofsjökull". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
Coordinates: 64°49′N 18°49′W / 64.817°N 18.817°W
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