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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Hoffellsjökull
Locality
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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. Hoffellsjökull is situated 6 km northwest of Hoffell.
Hoffell
- Type: Farm
- Description: human settlement in Iceland
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Hornafjörður, East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.39704° or 64° 23′ 49″ northLongitude
-15.33714° or 15° 20′ 14″ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
9CP69MW7+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2782523436OpenStreetMap 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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