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Eldey

Type
Fissure vent
Elevation
70m
Last eruption
1926
Eldey
Photo: Dagur Brynjólfsson from Hafnarfjordur, Iceland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Fissure vent
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
70m
Coordinates
63.733, -23.000
Last eruption
1926
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Cluster

Geological summary

The Eldey volcanic system is located on the northernmost part of the Reykjanes Ridge and is submarine with the exception of Eldey Island and the skerries (small rocky islands) Eldeyjardrangur, Geirfugladrangur, and Geirfuglasker.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Eldey is a small, uninhabited island about 13 kilometres off the coast of the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland. Located west-southwest of Reykjavík, the island of Eldey covers an area of about 3 hectares, and rises to a height of 77 metres (253 ft). Its sheer cliffs are home to large numbers of birds, including one of the largest northern gannet colonies in the world, with around 16,000 pairs. This colony can now be watched live via two webcams that are located on top of the island.

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Eruption history

6 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
5
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
1211 – 1926
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1211)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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1211~1283 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41283~1354 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31354~1426 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21855~1926 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 212111354156917121855

Detailed timeline

  1. 1926VEI 0Observed
    1926-06-05 – end unknown
    Reykjaneshryggur (NE of Eldey)
  2. 1884VEI 2Method not stated
    1884-07-26 – end unknown
    Reykjaneshryggur (NW of Eldey)
  3. 1879VEI 1Observed
    1879-05-30 – 1879-06-15
    Reykjaneshryggur (Geirfugladrangur)
  4. 1422VEI 2Observed
    1422 – end unknown
    Reykjaneshryggur (Geirfuglasker-Eldey area)
  5. 1340VEI 3Observed
    1340 – end unknown
    Reykjaneshryggur
  6. 1211VEI 4Observed
    1211-08-31 – end unknown
    Reykjaneshryggur

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