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Brennisteinsfjöll Vulkan

Crater rows 626 m (2,054 ft)
Iceland, 63.92°N / -21.83°W
Aktueller Status: nicht aktiv (1 von 5)
Typische Aktivität:

Effusive (lava flows).


Ausbrüche des Brennisteinsfjöll:

1000(?), 1188(?), 1200(?), 1341

The Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system, located east of Kleifarvatn lake, consists of a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows and small shield volcanoes.

Beschreibung:

Postglacial and historical basaltic lavas cover a wide area. An eruption in 1000 AD was dated by its occurrence at the time of a meeting of the Icelandic outdoor parliament at Thingvellier. The most recent eruption at Brennisteinsfjöll took place in the 14th century.
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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute