Iceland · Stratovolcano
Öræfajökull
Oraefajokull
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2010m
- Last eruption
- 1728
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Iceland
- Region
- Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2010m
- Coordinates
- 64.000, -16.650
- Last eruption
- 1728
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Öræfajökull, Iceland's highest peak, is a broad glacier-clad central volcano at the SE end of the Vatnajökull icecap.
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From Wikipedia
Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. The largest active volcano and the highest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft), it lies within the Vatnajökull National Park and is covered by part of the glacier.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1362 – 1728
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1362)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1727VEI 4Observed1727-08-03 – 1728-05-01Caldera, west flank (to 1100 m)
- 1362VEI 5Observed1362-06-05 – 1362-10-15
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