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Heidarspordar

Type
Fissure vent
Elevation
490m
Last eruption
-300
Heidarspordar
Photo: Andreas Tille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Fissure vent
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
490m
Coordinates
65.583, -16.817
Last eruption
-300
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Cluster

Geological summary

The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system in the Northern Volcanic Zone is about 22 km long, consisting of a fissure swarm and a central volcano.

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From Wikipedia

The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system is located in northeast Iceland near Lake Mývatn. It is the source of numerous formations present in and around the lake, particularly in the form of pseudocraters.

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Eruption history

7 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
7
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7850 BCE – 300 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (300 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7850 BCE~7598 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7598 BCE~7347 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 07095 BCE~6843 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 06340 BCE~6088 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 05837 BCE~5585 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 04075 BCE~3823 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 0552 BCE~300 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 27850 BCE6088 BCE4075 BCE2313 BCE552 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 300 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    300 BCE – end unknown
    Threngslaborgir-Ludentsborgir crater row
  2. 4050 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    4050 BCE – end unknown
    Ludent crater rows
  3. 5750 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    5750 BCE – end unknown
    Fjarborg
  4. 6150 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    6150 BCE – end unknown
    Drangagrundahraun
  5. 6950 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    6950 BCE – end unknown
    Hraunbunga
  6. 7400 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    7400 BCE – end unknown
    Heidarspordur
  7. 7850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7850 BCE – end unknown
    Ludent, Namafjall-Krofluhals

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