# Ljósufjöll

- **Country:** Iceland
- **Type:** Fissure vents
- **Location:** Iceland
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- **Elevation M:** 1063
- **Last Eruption:** 960 CE ± 10 years

The volcanic system has a length of about and a maximum width at its eastern end of about . The north-western part of the Ljósufjöll volcanic system has hyaloclastite hills and lava flows about wide. This progresses into the ridge like central volcano with its highest peak of . The fissure swarm widens to the south-east and extends towards the Haffjarðará river and the town of Bifröst at the eastern base of the peninsula.

![Photo of Ljósufjöll](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Gr%C3%A1br%C3%B3k-pjt.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljósufjöll (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)