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Snæfellsjökull

Snaefellsjokull

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1446m
Last eruption
200
Snæfellsjökull
Photo: Axel Kristinsson from Reykjavík, Iceland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1446m
Coordinates
64.800, -23.783
Last eruption
200
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite

Geological summary

Ice-clad Snaefellsjökull volcano anchors the western tip of the isolated Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.

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From Wikipedia

Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).

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Eruption history

10 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
10
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
8460 BCE (±200 yrs) – 200
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1000 BCE, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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8460 BCE~8171 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6151 BCE~5862 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4707 BCE~4419 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 24130 BCE~3841 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02975 BCE~2687 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02687 BCE~2398 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22398 BCE~2109 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02109 BCE~1821 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1243 BCE~955 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 289 BCE~200 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?8460 BCE6439 BCE4130 BCE2109 BCE89 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 200 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    200 – end unknown
  2. 1000 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1000 BCE – end unknown
    NW flank (Raudhólar)
  3. 2010 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2010 BCE – end unknown
  4. 2270 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    2270 BCE – end unknown
    South flank (Thufuhraun)
  5. 2400 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    2400 BCE – end unknown
    NE flank (800 m)
  6. 2970 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    2970 BCE – end unknown
    SE flank (Dagverdarahraun)
  7. 4050 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    4050 BCE – end unknown
    West flank (Ondverdarnesholar)
  8. 4550 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    4550 BCE – end unknown
    East of Snaefellsjökull (Budaklettur)
  9. 6050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
  10. 8460 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    8460 BCE – end unknown

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