Langjökull
| Langjökull | |
|---|---|
| Lángjökull | |
Þórisjökull in the foreground, part of Langjökull in the background | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°41′30″N 20°11′48″W / 64.6918°N 20.1968°W |
| Thickness | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Terminus | from the north, Baldjökull, Pjófadalajökull, Hengibjörg, Leiðarjökull, Kirkjujökull, Norðurjökull, Skriðufell, Suðurjökull, Skálpanes, Jarlhettur, Eystri-Hagafellsjökull, Hagafell, Vestri-Hagafellsjökull, Lónsjökull, Geitlandsjökull, Svartárjökull', Flosajökull, Þrístapajökull: 499 |
| Status | Retreating: 503 |
Langjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlauŋkˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, Icelandic for "long glacier") is the second largest ice cap in Iceland (870 km2 (340 sq mi)), after Vatnajökull. It is situated in the west of the Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur. It covers the higher parts of the Langjökull volcanic system.
Its volume is 195 km3 (47 cu mi) and the ice is up to 580 m (1,900 ft) thick. The highest point of the ice cap (at Baldjökull [ˈpaltˌjœːkʏtl̥] at the northern end of Langjökull) is about 1,450 m (4,760 ft) above sea level.
In the past, the largest recorded surface area was in 1840.