Hofsjökull

Hofsjökull is Iceland's 3rd largest glacier covering a roughly circular area of 925m". Like other Icelandic glacers it has a volcano with a huge caldera underneath and is retreating considerably.

Hofsjökull hat eine fast runde Form und ist mit 925m" Oberfläche Islands drittgrößter Gletscher. Wie bei anderen isländischen Gletschern liegt ein Vulkan mit einer riesigen Caldera unter dem Eis, das zunehmend abschmilzt.

Panorama taken from Sprengisandur looking SW, stitched from 4 photos,
EXIF:1/160• f/11.0 • 70.0 mm • ISO 100, Canon EOS 6D, EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM

Heide, Nouchetdu38, Holger Hagen, Peter_Private_Box and 44 other people have particularly liked this photo

45 comments - The latest ones

Xata ^club

We can see the clouds runnings in the sky, well done Gudrun.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Thanks a lot, Isabel! The glaciers seem to draw the clouds.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

WOW, very beautiful, Gudrun ************************

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Merci beaucoup, Marie-claire!

6 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

What a wonderful panorama.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap!

6 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Ein ausgezeichnetes Panorama...

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Schönen Dank, Udo! Bei so einer Sicht konnte ich nicht widerstehen.

6 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Das Eis schmilzt? Ich denke Klimawandel gibt es nicht? Klasse Aufnahme mal wieder!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Besten Dank, Lothar! Lol, wenn das Gewicht vom Eis weg ist, gehen die Vulkane verstärkt hoch, das dämpft dann vielleicht für ein paar Jahre die Erwärmung;-)

6 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Magnifique vue panoramique bien enjolivée par ces nuages.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik!

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club

love the view so far a world away from where I live . why I joined panoramio all those years ago and why I am on Ipernity to show like this a very different land to the rest of the world. Stunning shot.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Steve Paxton ^club

Thank you so much, Steve! Yes, I also loved and still love to see places I have never travelled to and always appreciate when people show where their photos were taken.

6 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

What a marvellous desolate landscape and a lovely image. It's really concerning though, how glaciers are in full retreat everywhere it seems.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thanks very much, George! In Iceland melting glaciers will lead to an uptick in volcanism...

6 years ago.

Adele ^club

I have always found Icelandic skies amazing (but what is not amazing in Iceland?) because of the clouds, which seemed three dimensional to me! Another good image from our beloved Iceland!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Adele ^club

Thanks a lot, Adele! I found the sjies in the highlands especially overwhelming because the land is so vast and empty. Not a place to be though when the weather gets really bad....

6 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Open Range ! Gewaltiger Blick, Gudrun ! Mal wieder !!!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Uli! Die Dimensionen im Hochland sind was Besonderes.

6 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Was eine Weite! – Und im Vordergrund ist das Eis bereits abgeschmolzen?
Viele Grüße!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Schönen Dank, Volker! Nein, dort war zumindest in jüngerer Zeit kein Eis. Vor dem Gletscher liegt noch eine Talsenke, die man hier nicht sieht, bis dahin gingen früher die Gletscherzungen, heute sind dort Seen und Feuchtgebiete.

6 years ago.

uwschu ^club

unendliche Weiten, ein Traum

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Danke vielmals, Uwe! Bis zur Wasserscheide war ganz tolle Sicht, im Süden war's dann vorbei damit und der Regen kam...

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Such a beautiful panorama..............perfectly exposed across the range! Nice work Gudrun.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thank you, Keith! For panoramas I always use manual settings (if I don't forget;-)

6 years ago.

polytropos ^club

Aber offenbar hat der Gletscher mal mindestens bis hierher gereicht. Ich wüsste nicht, wer sonst die Brocken bis dahin geschleift hat ;-)

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Während der letzten Eiszeit war das natürlich alles komplett vergletschert. Aber seither war das Hochland zwischen den großen Gletschern eisfrei.

6 years ago.

polytropos ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Das sieht man auch bei uns in der Schweiz im Mittelland. Da hat es zum Teil enorm grosse Gesteinsbrocken, die da eigentlich gar nicht hingehören :-)

6 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Superb panorama Gudrun. Love the clouds and the shadows on the ground. The rocks make good foreground interest.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Graham Chance ^club

Thank you, Graham! The cloud shadows were a real bonus.

6 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

love these empty landscapes

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks a lot, Wierd! So do I, you can breathe freely up there.

6 years ago.

Amelia ^club

I love the shadows of the clouds on the barren landscape. It is worrying to read about the rapid retreat of the glacier, and all glaciers in fact. Humankind is causing so many problems which are now reaching a critical point.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thanks very much, Amelia! I suspect we have already reached the tipping point and am glad I'm not young...

6 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

The clouds are coming down to meet the desolate landscape! What a superb picture Gudrun. Must be seen large...it looks amazing.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thanks a lot, Rosa! Over the glaciers there were always more clouds, I'm sure there is a scientific explanation for this:-)

6 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

super!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Schönen Dank, bk!

6 years ago.

Esther ^club

A beautiful panorama.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you so much, Esther!

6 years ago.

Susanne Hoy

Vulkanische Landschaften sind toll!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Susanne Hoy

Besten Dank, Susanne!

6 years ago.

Leo W ^club

welche Weite

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Vielen Dank, Leo!

6 years ago.

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