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Hoffellsjökull

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier flowing from the Vatnajökull ice cap in the municipality of Hornafjörður, in southeast Iceland. It takes its name from Hoffell, a nearby mountainous farming area, and both the glacier and the Hoffell area lie within Vatnajökull National Park. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Hoffellsjökull

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Hoffellsjökull
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
Sources
1. Hoffellsjökull (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Hoffellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɔfːɛlsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ) is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    farming area, and both the glacier and the Hoffell area lie within Vatnajökull National Park.
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Wikidata: Hoffellsjökull
Wikidata Q1809936, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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