Iceland · Stratovolcano
Ketildyngja
Fremrinamar
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 970m
- Last eruption
- -1200
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 970m
- Coordinates
- 65.416, -16.666
- Last eruption
- -1200
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Fremrinámar volcanic system, N of Askja and SE of Myvatn lake, includes the central Ketildyngja shield volcano and the Sveinar fissure swarm that extends 130 km to the north coast of Iceland. The Kerlingardyngja shield volcano to the south is early Holocene. The latest eruption produced the Burfellshraun lava flow about 3,200 years ago that covered 75 km2.
From Wikipedia
Fremrinámur is a volcano with a volcanic system located on the basalt plateau in Iceland. It is at the junction of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Greenland–Iceland–Faeroe Ridge. It is one of five volcanic systems found in the axial rift zone in north-east Iceland. Its height is about 939 m (3,081 ft).
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1200 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate1200 BCE – end unknownKraeduborgir (Burfellshraun)
- 2300 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate2300 BCE – end unknownKetildyngja
- 4000 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate4000 BCE – end unknownKerlingardyngja
- 4050 BCE (±1050 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate4050 BCE – end unknownSveinar (Rauduborgir) fissure
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