Hofsjökull
Hofsjökull is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and covers the largest active central volcano in the country, which has the same name.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Icecap
- …lies at an elevation of 1,765 metres (5,791 feet)
- Description: glacier in Iceland
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Hofsjökull
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Latitude
64.83044° or 64° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
-18.79° or 18° 47′ 24″ west
Open location code
9CP3R6J6+52
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Hofsjökull” goes by many names.
HofsjökullBasque
ГафсёкюдльBelarusian
ХофсёкюдльBelarusian
HofsjökullCatalan
HofsjökullCebuano
霍夫斯冰原Chinese
HofsjökullDutch
HofsjökullEsperanto
ჰოფსიეკუდლიGeorgian
HofsjökullHungarian
ArnarfellsjökullIcelandic
HofsjökullIcelandic
HofsjökullItalian
ホーフスヨークトルJapanese
ホーフスヨークトル氷河Japanese
ホーフス氷河Japanese
ホフスヨークトルJapanese
ホフスヨークトル氷河Japanese
ホプス氷河Japanese
호프스외퀴들Korean
HofsjokudlisLithuanian
ХофсјекидлMacedonian
ഹോഫ്സ്ജോക്കുൾMalayalam
HofsjökullNorwegian
ArnarfellsjökullNorwegian Bokmål
HofsjökullNorwegian Bokmål
HofsjökullNorwegian Nynorsk
هوفسوکولPersian
HofsjoekullPolish
HofsjökullPolish
ХофсйёкудльRussian
ХофсйёкюдльRussian
ХофсйокульRussian
HofsjekidlSerbian
HofsjökullSerbian
ХофсјекидлSerbian
ХофсјекулSerbian
HofsjökullSerbo-Croatian
HofsjökullSwahili
HofsjökullSwedish
ГофсйокутльUkrainian
ГофсйокюдльUkrainian
ہوفسیوکلWestern Panjabi
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