Iceland · Stratovolcano
Tungnafellsjökull
Tungnafellsjokull
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1523m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1523m
- Coordinates
- 64.750, -17.916
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Tungnafellsjökull central volcano, located immediately NW of the massive Vatnajökull icecap, contains two calderas. One is largely filled by the Tungnafellsjökull glacier, and the other ice-free caldera to the SE contains Pleistocene rhyolitic lavas. The volcano is largely of Pleistocene age, but postglacial flank fissures on the NE side have produced young basalts. The Hágöngur central volcano to the SW is part of this volcanic system.
Eruption history
GlossaryDetailed timeline
No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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- Smithsonian GVP source page
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