- Hofsjökull
__NOTOC__ Hofsjökull is the third largest
glacier inIceland afterVatnajökull andLangjökull and the largest active volcano in the country. [Thordarson & Hoskuldsson, p. 72] It situates at the west of theHighlands of Iceland and north of the mountain rangeKerlingarfjöll , 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 withcaldera . [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) andÞrándarjökull , 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 2008ee also
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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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