Hofsjökull
| Hofsjökull | |
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Satellite image of Hofsjökull. | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Southwestern Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°49′N 18°49′W / 64.817°N 18.817°W |
| Area | 830 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Thickness | up to 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,782 metres (5,846 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Terminus | From due north clockwise Austari-Jökulsárjökull, Illviðrajökull, Löngukvíslarjökull, Miklafellsjökull, Háöldujökull, Þjórsárjökull, Rótarjökull, Múlajökull, Nauthagajökull, Miklukvíslarjökull, Blautkvíslarjökull, Þverfellsjökull, Brattöldujökull, Blágnípujökull, Blöndujökull, Kvíslajökull, Álftabrekkujökull, Sátujökull, Lambahraunsjökull, and Tvífellsjökull outlet glaciers |
| Status | Retreating |
Hofsjökull (Icelandic: "temple glacier", Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɔfsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ) 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. It is situated in the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland.