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Updated: Mar 30, 2023 10:30 GMT - refresh

Our Iceland expedition organizer Chris Hug-Fleck sent us his impressions from his first visits to the Fagradalsfjall eruption in May 2021. Look here if you like join one of our tours in Iceland! (Photo: World-Geographic)

Fagradalsfjall eruption (Iceland): lava fountains and lava flows May 2021 (16 Images)

Our friend Ronny from Belgium sent us a selection of his recent tour to the eruption in Iceland during 26 May-3 June 2021: (Photo: Ronny Quireyns)

Fagradalsfjall eruption (Iceland): lava fountains and lava flows May-June 2021 (35 Images)

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Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010

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The following photos were taken on April 1st by Steve Hunt, who managed to witness the effusive phase at Fimmvörðuháls, which lasted from 20 March - 7 April 2010, shortly after the second eruptive fissure opened. (Photo: Steve Hunt)

Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010 (Iceland): lava fountains and lava flows (8 Images)

We present a selection of photos taken by VolcanoDiscovery team members Steve and Jorge who were lucky enough to be on Iceland during the first and second phases of the spectacular eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in March and April 2010. (Photo: Jorge Santos)

Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010 (Iceland): ash plume from the subglacial eruption (16 Images)

Pictures from 19 April 2010 (Photo: Jorge Santos)

Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010 (Iceland): strombolian activity and ash eruptions at the summit crater (9 Images)

Bardarbunga volcano - Holuhraun eruption 2014

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On 23 August, the largest volcanic eruption in Iceland in over 100 years started from of Bardarbunga volcano with several phases of fissure eruptions above a large intrusion that had made its way for more than 40 km from the volcano's main reservoir.
Tom flew over the eruption site in the late afternoon of 12 September 2014. Activity at the Holuhraun fissure (which had started on 30 Aug) was still going on strong, erupting about 200 cu meters of magma per second. The eruption fissure is located about 40 km north of Bardarbunga's central caldera, between Dyngjujokull glacier and Askja Volcano.
After having started at the end of August 2014, it was still erupting about 200 cubic meters of lava per second, becoming the most important volcanic event of Iceland in the last hundred years. The lava now flows nearly 20 kms from the vents! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Holuhraun fissure eruption (Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland) - lava fountains 12 Sep 2014 (16 Images)

The following photos were taken on 13 Sep, a day after the first set of pictures. Very different wind conditions (no wind!) allowed some spectacular approaches by helicopter. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Holuhraun fissure eruption (Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland) - lava fountains 13 Sep 2014 (24 Images)

The largest eruption in Iceland during 100 years has erupted approx. 200 million cu meters of lava within just under 2 weeks, feeding a lava flow that had reached a total length of almost 20 km by 13 Sep, with no sign of ending soon. The following pictures were taken during an overflight on 13 Sep. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Holuhraun fissure eruption (Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland) - lava flows 13 Sep 2014 (24 Images)

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