# Trölladyngja

- **Country:** Iceland
- **Coordinates:** 64.893056, -17.254722
- **Text:** Geological features near the Trölladyngja shield volcano (red outline). Its definite lava flow extent is a deep shade of purple, while other Bárðarbunga associated lava flows are light purple. Shading also shows: subglacial terrain above 1100 m, seismically active areas between 1995 and 2007, calderas, other central volcanoes and fissure swarms. Clicking on the image enables mouse-over with more detail.
- **Type:** shield volcano
- **Location:** Iceland
- **Map Size:** 200
- **Topo Map:** {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=right|frame-width=300|frame-height=460|frame-long=-16.8|frame-lat=65.5|zoom=7|raw=[,,,]
- **Elevation M:** 1460
- **Last Eruption:** less than 4,500 years ago
- **Label Position:** right

Situated in the Ódáðahraun lava field, Trölladyngja is the biggest of the Icelandic shield volcanoes, reaching a height of above sea level, and rising almost above the surrounding desert and lava fields.

![Photo of Trölladyngja](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Shield-volcano-iceland_%28cropped%29.JPG)

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