Hofsjökull
Top 5 in Top 10 Highest Mountains in Iceland
Hofsjökull (Icelandic: "temple glacier," [hfsjktl]) is Iceland's third-biggest ice cap after Vatnajökull and Langjökull, as well as the country's greatest active volcano. It is located between Iceland's two major glaciers, west of the Highlands and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll. It has a total size of 925 km2 and a peak elevation of 1,765 m (5,791 ft). A subglacial volcano is a shield volcano with a caldera.
Hofsjökull is the source of numerous rivers, including Iceland's longest, the Jórsá. In the southeast of Iceland, between Vatnajökull's easternmost glacier tongue (Axajökull) and rándarjökull, there is a smaller glacier (approximately 4 km2) known as Hofsjökull. In 2015, Hofsjökull rose in size for the first time in 20 years.
Height; 1,765 meters (5,791 ft)
Location: Southwestern Iceland
