Eyjafjallajökull
Iceland /
Sudurland /
Hvolsvollur /
World
/ Iceland
/ Sudurland
/ Hvolsvollur
World / Iceland / Suðurland
volcano, glacier, ice cap
Eyjafjallajökull (pronounced [ˈeijaˌfjatlaˌjœkʏtl̥]) is one of the smaller glaciers of Iceland. It is situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of the larger glacier Mýrdalsjökull.
The icecap of the glacier covers a volcano (1,666 m in height) which has erupted relatively frequently since the Ice Age. The last eruption was from 1821 to 1823, causing a fatal glacier run. The crater of the volcano has a diameter of 3–4 km and the glacier covers an area of about 100 km².
The south end of the mountain was once part of the Atlantic coastline. As the sea has since retreated some 5 km, the former coastline has left behind sheer cliffs with a multitude of beautiful waterfalls, the best known of them being Skógafoss. In strong winds, the water of the smaller falls can even be blown up the mountain.
On 14 April 2010, Eyjafjallajökull resumed erupting , this time in the centre of the glacier, causing meltwater floods to rush down the nearby rivers, and causing 800 people to be evacuated. The eruption threw volcanic ash several kilometres up in the atmosphere which led to air travel disruptions in northwest Europe starting on 15 April 2010, including the closure of airspace over most of Europe. Flights were not resumed until 20 April 2010.
peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8834
The icecap of the glacier covers a volcano (1,666 m in height) which has erupted relatively frequently since the Ice Age. The last eruption was from 1821 to 1823, causing a fatal glacier run. The crater of the volcano has a diameter of 3–4 km and the glacier covers an area of about 100 km².
The south end of the mountain was once part of the Atlantic coastline. As the sea has since retreated some 5 km, the former coastline has left behind sheer cliffs with a multitude of beautiful waterfalls, the best known of them being Skógafoss. In strong winds, the water of the smaller falls can even be blown up the mountain.
On 14 April 2010, Eyjafjallajökull resumed erupting , this time in the centre of the glacier, causing meltwater floods to rush down the nearby rivers, and causing 800 people to be evacuated. The eruption threw volcanic ash several kilometres up in the atmosphere which led to air travel disruptions in northwest Europe starting on 15 April 2010, including the closure of airspace over most of Europe. Flights were not resumed until 20 April 2010.
peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=8834
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallajökull
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 63°37'29"N 19°37'23"W
- Vestmannaeyjar 53 km
- Laki 84 km
- Öræfajökull 143 km
- Langjökull 150 km
- Vatnajökull 151 km
- Hofsjökull 152 km
- Volcano Askja 1,516 metres (4,974 ft) 214 km
- Ilha de S. Jorge 2828 km
- Teide National Park 3933 km
- Fogo 5420 km
- þórólfsfell 10 km
- Sólheimajökull 17 km
- Mýrdalsjökull 27 km
- Vatnafjöll 32 km
- Mýrdalssandur 52 km
- Álftaversgígar Nature Reserve 57 km
- Sigöldulón 66 km
- Hrauneyjalón 66 km
- Litlisjór 77 km
- Langisjór 88 km
Comments