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Geysir volcano

Stratovolcano 700+ m / 2,297 ft
Southwestern Iceland, 64.32°N / -20.3°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Geysir volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Wed, 15 Aug
Wed, 15 Aug 01:50 UTCM 1.2 / 3.7 km10 km5.4 km NW of Þjórsárbrú
Wed, 15 Aug 01:49 UTCM 1.4 / 2.1 km9 km5.8 km SSW of Hestfjall
Tue, 14 Aug
Tue, 14 Aug 18:47 UTCM 0.4 / 9.1 km10 km9.4 km E of Hekla
Mon, 13 Aug
Mon, 13 Aug 19:33 UTCM 1.8 / 1.1 km24 km33.0 km NE of Geysir
Sat, 11 Aug
Sat, 11 Aug 21:18 UTCM 1.1 / 4.7 km25 km25.2 km NNE of Geysir
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Background:

The Geysir volcanic system in the Haukadalur valley of SW Iceland consists of an eroded basaltic central volcano and rhyolitic lava domes of Pleistocene age. Geysers around the world are named for the Geysir geothermal field, which lies SE of the rhyolitic Laugarfjall lava dome and is one of the most frequently visited geological sites in Iceland. No eruptions are known from the Geysir volcanic system during the Holocene.
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Geysir Photos:

White salt geysir (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
White salt geysir (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222)
stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222)
Green and brown salt terracees and small geysirs (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Green and brown salt terracees and small geysirs (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Yellow salt crusts with green acid ponds and small geysirs at Dallol hydrothermal area (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Yellow salt crusts with green acid ponds and small geysirs at Dallol hydrothermal area (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
At Dallol, the areay covered by hydrothermal deposits and active salt springs and geysirs is the largest our main guide has witnssed in the 20 years he has been regularly visiting this scene. (Photo: Hans and Jooske)
At Dallol, the areay covered by hydrothermal deposits and active salt springs and geysirs is the largest our main guide has witnssed in the 20 years he has been regularly...
"Erupting" salt spring (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
"Erupting" salt spring (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)



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