Eldey

sopka – Fissure vent, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions

Kde

Iceland, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Fissure vent

Nadmořská výška

70 m

Tektonické prostředí

Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)

Poslední známá erupce

1926

Poloha

63,733°, -23,000°

The Eldey volcanic system is located on the northernmost part of the Reykjanes Ridge and is submarine with the exception of Eldey Island and the skerries (small rocky islands) Eldeyjardrangur, Geirfugladrangur, and Geirfuglasker. Maximum water depth within the system is about 250 m. Characteristic activity consists of explosive submarine basaltic eruptions. Six small eruptions have been located within this system during the last 1,100 years, the last occurring in 1926 CE. Bulletin reports that are included here cover a larger area of the Reykjanes Ridge south of Iceland without a clear source or enough evidence for a separate volcano entry.

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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