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Ljósufjöll volcanoFissure vents 988 m / 3,241 ft
Iceland, 64.86°N / -22.2°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: Effusive fissure eruptions (lava flows)
Ljósufjöll volcano eruptions: 960 AD +-10 years Last earthquakes nearby:
Background:The Ljósufjöll volcanic system at the eastern end of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is a group of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows along short fissures on a roughly 90-km-long WNW-ESE line.The volcanic field is about 20-km wide at the eastern end and narrows to about 10-km width on the west. Young-looking cinder cones and lava flows with morphologically fresh surfaces testify to numerous eruptions during the past 10,000 years. The latest eruption post-dated the settlement of Iceland, and took place about 1000 years ago. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute  BackgroundThe Ljósufjöll volcanic system at the eastern end of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is a group of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows along short fissures on a roughly 90-km-long WNW-ESE line. The volcanic field is about 20-km wide at the eastern end and narrows to about 10-km width on the west. Young-looking cinder cones and lava flows with morphologically fresh surfaces testify to numerous eruptions during the past 10,000 years. The latest eruption post-dated the settlement of Iceland, and took place about 1000 years ago. --- |
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