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Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic: [ˈeiːjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ; lit. ' glacier of the mountains of the islands ' ), sometimes referred to by the numeronym E15 , [6] is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland , north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull .
May 27, 2024 · Eyjafjallajökull volcano, subglacial volcano, southern Iceland, lying within the country’s East Volcanic Zone. Its name is derived from an Icelandic phrase meaning “the island’s mountain glacier,” and the volcano itself lies beneath Eyjafjallajökull (Eyjafjalla Glacier).
Eyjafjallajökull (pronounced [ˈeiːjaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ) is one of Iceland's smaller ice caps located in the far south of the island. Situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of the larger ice cap Mýrdalsjökull , Eyjafjallajökull covers the caldera of a volcano 1,666 m (5,466 ft) high, which has erupted relatively ...
The Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 920, 1612 and again from 1821 to 1823 when it caused a glacial lake outburst flood (or jökulhlaup). It erupted three times in 2010—on 20 March, April–May, and June.
The towering glacier-capped strato volcano Eyjafjallajokull is probably the most famous volcano in the world today.
The glacier volcano of Eyjafjallajökull is notorious the world over for causing havoc to air travel in 2010, and stumping television anchors everywhere as they tried to pronounce it. 1651 metres (5427 feet) tall, it is one of the most dominant features of the South Coast.
Eyjafjallajökull is a startovolcano made of basalt and andesite lavas. The crater features three peaks named Guðnasteinn (1.500 meters), Hámundur (1.651 meters), and Goðasteinn (1.497 m). The magma chamber of Eyjafjallajökull rises from the tectonic divergence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Apr 13, 2024 · Eyjafjallajökull volcano is located in the Eyjafjöll mountains in the South of Iceland, between Skógafoss waterfall and Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Its highest point rises to 1.666 metres (5.466 ft) above sea level.
The former outbreak in Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 was a small effusive basalt eruption starting on March 20th when a 400 m long fissure opened on the northeastern flank of the volcano called Fimmvörðuháls that lies between the ice caps of Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers at 800 m above sea level.
Eyjafjallajökull, glacier, southern Iceland. The former western extension of Mýrdalsjökull (Mýrdals Glacier), from which it is now separated by the small ice-free Fimmvörduháls Pass, Eyjafjallajökull covers an area of about 40 square miles (100 square km). At its highest point Eyjafjallajökull.
