Iceland · Fissure vent
Prestahnúkur
Prestahnukur
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 1385m
- Last eruption
- -3350
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1385m
- Coordinates
- 64.583, -20.666
- Last eruption
- -3350
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Prestahnúkur volcanic system is located on the W side of the Langjökull icecap at the west margin of the Western Volcanic Zone, and overlaps with the Hengill volcanic system north of Lake Þingvallavatn.
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From Wikipedia
The peak Prestahnúkur with a height of 1,223 m (4,012 ft), is in the Western Volcanic Zone to the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull. The volcano Prestahnúkur includes the terrain under the Geitlandsjökull glacier continuous to the peak and also includes fissure fields to its north and south.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 7550 BCE (±500 yrs) – 3350 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (3350 BCE, the most recent of 3)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 3350 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate3350 BCE – end unknownSköflungur
- 6950 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate6950 BCE – end unknownGeitlandshraun II
- 7550 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate7550 BCE – end unknownSkjaldbreidur
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