Hoffellsjökull
Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull. It is located in the municipality of Hornafjörður, southeast Iceland. Hoffellsjökull takes its name from Hoffell; a mountainous area and a farmland.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 527 metres
- Description: glacier on Iceland
- Also known as: “Hoffellsjokull”
Hoffellsjökull
- Category: landform
- Location: East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.47036° or 64° 28′ 13″ north
Longitude
-15.53485° or 15° 32′ 6″ west
Elevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)
Open location code
9CP6FFC8+43
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hoffellsjökull” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hoffellsjökull”
- Dutch: “Hoffellsjökull”
- French: “Hoffellsjökull”
- Icelandic: “Hoffellsjökull”
- Persian: “هافلشکل”
- Swedish: “Hoffellsjökull”
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