Largest Glaciers By Surface Area
Langjökull Hofsjökull Mýrdalsjökull Drangajökull Eyjafjallajökull Tungnafellsjökull Þórisjökull Eiríksjökull Þrándarjökull Tindfjallajökull Torfajökull Snæfellsjökull Location of the 13 largest glaciers within Iceland| Glacier or Ice Cap | Area km² |
Volume km³ |
Elevation m |
Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajökull | 8,300 | 3,100 | 2,109.6 | 64°24′N 16°48′W / 64.4°N 16.8°W / 64.4; -16.8 (Vatnajökull) |
| 2 | Langjökull | 953 | 195 | 1,360 | 64°45′N 19°59′W / 64.75°N 19.983°W / 64.75; -19.983 (Langjökull) |
| 3 | Hofsjökull | 925 | 208 | 1,765 | 64°49′N 18°49′W / 64.817°N 18.817°W / 64.817; -18.817 (Hofsjökull) |
| 4 | Mýrdalsjökull | 596 | 140 | 1,493 | 63°40′N 19°06′W / 63.667°N 19.1°W / 63.667; -19.1 (Mýrdalsjökull) |
| 5 | Drangajökull | 160 | 925 | 66°09′N 22°15′W / 66.15°N 22.25°W / 66.15; -22.25 (Drangajökull) | |
| 6 | Eyjafjallajökull | 78 | 1,666 | 63°38′N 19°36′W / 63.633°N 19.6°W / 63.633; -19.6 (Eyjafjallajökull) | |
| 7 | Tungnafellsjökull | 48 | 1,535 | 64°45′N 17°55′W / 64.75°N 17.917°W / 64.75; -17.917 (Tungnafellsjökull) | |
| 8 | Þórisjökull | 32 | 1,350 | 64°32′31″N 20°42′56″W / 64.54194°N 20.71556°W / 64.54194; -20.71556 (Þórisjökull) | |
| 9 | Eiríksjökull | 22 | 1,672 | 64°46′24″N 20°24′34″W / 64.77333°N 20.40944°W / 64.77333; -20.40944 (Eiríksjökull) | |
| 10 | Þrándarjökull | 22 | 1,236 | 64°42′08″N 14°54′09″W / 64.70222°N 14.9025°W / 64.70222; -14.9025 (Þrándarjökull) | |
| 11 | Tindfjallajökull | 19 | 1,462 | 63°48′N 19°35′W / 63.8°N 19.583°W / 63.8; -19.583 (Tindfjallajökull) | |
| 12 | Torfajökull | 15 | 1,190 | 63°53′39″N 19°07′37″W / 63.89417°N 19.12694°W / 63.89417; -19.12694 (Torfajökull) | |
| 13 | Snæfellsjökull | 11 | 1,446 | 64°48′32″N 23°46′16″W / 64.80889°N 23.77111°W / 64.80889; -23.77111 (Snæfellsjökull) | |
| 1-13 | largest glaciers | 11,181 | 2,109.6 |
These 13 largest glaciers have an aggregate area of 11,181 km² (out of about 11,400 km² for all glaciers of Iceland).
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