Traveling Luck for Hofsjökull Iceland (general), Iceland

Alternatively known as Hofs Glacier

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peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

• Tröllakrókahnúkur (6.9km)
• Sviptungur (7.8km)
• Sviptungnahnjúkur (7.9km)
• Sunnutindur (9.5km)
• Hnappadalstindur (9.7km)
• Víðibrekkusker (12.3km)
• Jökulgilstindar (12.4km)

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

• Kollumúli (5.1km)
• Miðfell (10km)
• Jökulfell (10.6km)
• Norður-Lambatungur (10.7km)
• Suður-Lambatungur (12km)
• Suðurfjall (12.6km)

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

• Dagmálahlíð (2.6km)
• Vatnshlíðar (6.7km)
• Norðlingaháls (7km)
• Flug (8.4km)
• Jökulsárgljúfur (11.8km)
• Hallstunga (12.1km)

gorge(s) a short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley.

• Grísatungnagil (5.9km)
• Nautagil (8.6km)
• Jökulgil (9.7km)
• Afréttargil (10.2km)

Accommodation around Hofsjökull

Hotel Edda Hofn Ranarslod 3, Hofn

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

• Víðidalsþverá (4.6km)
• Víðidalsá (8.2km)
• Lambatungnaá (8.2km)
• Sunna (9.2km)

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

• Víðidalur (4.2km)
• Djúpidalur (4.2km)
• Hnappadalur (9.8km)

abandoned farm old agricultural buildings and farm land.

• Grund (6.1km)
• Hvannapellir (7.7km)
• Þormóðshvammar (8.5km)

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

• Kambar (10km)
• Hvammabrúnir (10.7km)
• Illikambur (11.3km)

peaks pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features.

• Hrossatindar (3.9km)
• Tungutindar (5.7km)
• Flugustaðatindar (8.2km)

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

• Leiðaröxl (10.8km)
• Markalda (12.6km)

icecap a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet.

• Hofsjökull (0km)
• Þrándarjökull (12.3km)

waterfall(s) a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream.

• Dynjandi (6.3km)
• Stórifoss (10.7km)

saddle a broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains.

• Háás (4.2km)
• Víðidalsvarp (12.8km)

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

• Stafir (9.7km)
• Hvannstóð (12.7km)

heath an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.

• Kollumúlaheiði (7.7km)
• Hellisskógsheiði (11.6km)

lake a large inland body of standing water.

• Hnútuvatn (4.2km)
• Kollumúlavatn (5km)

promontory(-ies) a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland.

• Baktunga (12.7km)

park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.

• Jökulsárgljúfur (11.8km)

ravine(s) a small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge.

• Sultarafréttargil (12.3km)

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

• Hofsvötn (1.7km)

glacier(s) a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses.

• Öxarfellsjökull (11km)

ford a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle.

• Norðlingavað (8.2km)

headwaters the source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin.

• Viðidalsdrög (10.8km)

spur(s) a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation.

• Kleifarmúli (6.7km)

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