GVP volcano 370030 · no holder yet
Ljosufjoll
Ljosufjoll is a 1,063 m volcanic field in Iceland, last erupted in 960 CE.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 1,063 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 960 CE
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2050 BCE
- Eruptions
- 5 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 64.90°N 22.48°W · Iceland
- Region
- Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province, Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 370030
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).