Grímsvötn
Grímsvötn is a volcano in southeast Iceland. It has an elevation of 1,725 m (5,659 ft).
Elevation | 1,725 m (5,659 ft)[1] |
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Listing | List of volcanoes in Iceland |
Location | |
Geology | |
Type | Volcanic caldera |
Last eruption | May 2011 |
Grímsvötn is a basaltic volcano which has the highest eruption frequency of all the volcanoes in Iceland. It has a southwest-northeast-trending fissure system. The massive climate-impacting Laki fissure eruption of 1783–1784 was a part of the same fissure system.
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References
- ↑ "Grímsvötn". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1703-01=. Retrieved 15 August 2006.