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Iceland

Glaciers
568
Total area
11,060 km²

Iceland has 568 glaciers covering 11,060 km² in total, according to the Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0. The largest named glacier is Skeidararjoekull, at 1,561 km².

Subregions

  • Iceland

    568 glaciers, 11,060 km²

Largest named glaciers

  1. 1. Skeidararjoekull

    Iceland, 1,561 km²

  2. 2. Bruarjoekull

    Iceland, 1,429 km²

  3. 3. Breidamerkurjoekull

    Iceland, 1,068 km²

  4. 4. Dyngjujoekull

    Iceland, 1,061 km²

  5. 5. Sidujoekull

    Iceland, 757 km²

  6. 6. Koeldukvislarjoekull

    Iceland, 319 km²

  7. 7. Tungnaarjoekull

    Iceland, 271 km²

  8. 8. Thjorsarjoekull (Hofsjoekull E)

    Iceland, 265 km²

  9. 9. Sylgjujoekull

    Iceland, 181 km²

  10. 10. Langjoekull Ice Cap

    Iceland, 157 km²

  11. 11. Hagafellsjoekull East (Langjoekull S Dome)

    Iceland, 131 km²

  12. 12. Eyjabakkajoekull

    Iceland, 130 km²

  13. 13. Hagafellsjoekull West

    Iceland, 127 km²

  14. 14. Oeldufellsjoekull

    Iceland, 112 km²

  15. 15. Slettjoekull West

    Iceland, 106 km²

  16. 16. Blondujoekull

    Iceland, 104 km²

  17. 17. Mulajoekull

    Iceland, 77.8 km²

  18. 18. Blagnipujoekull (Hofsjoekull SW)

    Iceland, 68.1 km²

  19. 19. Kaldalonsjoekull

    Iceland, 41.9 km²

  20. 20. Leirufjardarjoekull

    Iceland, 28.8 km²

  21. 21. Reykjafjardarjoekull

    Iceland, 23.9 km²

  22. 22. Myrkarjokull

    Iceland, 6.3 km²

  23. 23. Okjokull

    Iceland, 3.4 km²

  24. 24. Gljufurarjokull

    Iceland, 3.2 km²

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Iceland in numbers

Glaciers and glacier area by subregion of Iceland, Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0
SubregionGlaciersArea
Iceland56811,060 km²
Total56811,060 km²

Source: RGI 7.0 Consortium (2023), Randolph Glacier Inventory, Version 7.0, NSIDC, CC BY 4.0. Download the full list from the research portal.