Öræfajökull
The original Norse settlers named the volcano Knappafellsjǫkull (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: Hnappafellsjökull ; 'knobs mountain glacier'). The current name, Öræfajökull, was eventually adopted after the 1362 eruption.
Details
- Age
- Pleistocene
- Area
- 400 km2
- Text
- Topographic features of Öræfajökull. The approximate outline of the central volcano is outlined in red with caldera features in red shading. White/blue shading show glacier features relevant to jökulhlaup risk. The peak Hvannadalshnúkur has a marker. More detail or zoom out to show other volcanoes in the Öræfi volcanic belt (brown shading) is available on clicking the image to enable mouse-over.
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Volume
- 300 km3
- Embedded
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- Location
- Iceland
- Elevation
- 2109.6 m at Hvannadalshnúkur
- Prominence
- 2109.6 m at Hvannadalshnúkur
- Elevation M
- 2109.6
- Last Eruption
- 3 August 1727 to May 1728