Askja
Askja is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to , askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.
Details
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- Geological features near the Dyngjufjöll (Askja) central volcano and Askja volcanic system (red outlines).
- Type
- caldera
- Range
- Dyngjufjöll
- Listing
- Volcanoes of Iceland
- Location
- Iceland
- Image Map
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- Elevation M
- 1516
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- ALL
- Last Eruption
- October to December 1961
- Label Position
- right