VOLCANO

GVP volcano 370010 · no holder yet

Snaefellsjokull

Snaefellsjokull is a 1,446 m stratovolcano in Iceland, last erupted in 200 CE.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
1,446 m above sea level
Rock
not recorded
Setting
Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
200 CE
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1000 BCE
Eruptions
10 confirmed in the record
Where
64.80°N 23.78°W · Iceland
Region
Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 370010

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