Iceland · Fissure vent
Tjornes Fracture Zone
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 75m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1868
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Arctic Ridge Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 75m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 66.309, -17.118
- Last eruption
- 1868
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The offshore Tjörnes Fracture Zone is an oblique transform zone that separates the northern volcanic zone of Iceland from the Kolbeinsey Ridge, part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north of Iceland.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1867 – 1868
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1867VEI ?Observed1867-12-16 – 1868-01-16Immediately north of Manareyjar Island
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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- Smithsonian GVP source page
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