Hoffell
Hoffell is an area and a farmland in southeast Iceland. It is characterised by a large outlet glacier, Hoffellsjökull, and gabbro rock, which originally formed deep in the Earth's crust but is now visible due to uplift of the area and glacial erosion.- Farm
- …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Iceland
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoffellsjökull.
Hoffellsjökull
Locality
Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull. Hoffellsjökull is situated 6 km northwest of Hoffell.
Hoffell
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Latitude
64.39704° or 64° 23′ 49″ north
Longitude
-15.33714° or 15° 20′ 14″ west
Open location code
9CP69MW7+R4
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Hoffell” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hoffell”
- French: “Hoffell”
- Icelandic: “Hoffell”
- Japanese: “ホッフェル”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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