Brennisteinsfjoll

sopka – Crater rows, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions

Kde

Iceland, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Crater rows

Nadmořská výška

610 m

Tektonické prostředí

Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)

Poslední známá erupce

1341

Poloha

63,933°, -21,783°

The Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system, located east of Kleifarvatn lake, consists of a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows and small shield volcanoes. Postglacial and historical basaltic lavas cover a wide area. An eruption in 1000 CE was dated by its occurrence at the time of a meeting of the Icelandic outdoor parliament at Thingvellier. The most recent eruption took place in the 14th century.

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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