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Brennisteinsfjöll volcan

Rangées Cratère 626 m (2,054 ft)
Islande, 63.92°N / -21.83°W
Condition actuelle: en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Style éruptif tipique:

Effusive (lava flows).


Eruptions du volcan 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.

Introduction:

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