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Snæfellsjökull

Snaefellsjokull

Stratovolcano · Iceland · 1446m

Glaciated Snæfellsjökull towers above Breiðavík bay at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Numerous cones have formed across the flanks and Holocene lava flows extend across the entire western half of the edifice to the sea. One recent flow that reached the coast on the eastern flank can be seen in the left side of the photo.
Glaciated Snæfellsjökull towers above Breiðavík bay at the western tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Numerous cones have formed across the flanks and Holocene lava flows extend across the entire western half of the edifice to the sea. One recent flow that reached the coast on the eastern flank can be seen in the left side of the photo. · Photo: Photo by Richie Williams, 1979 (U.S. Geological Survey). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1446m
Coordinates
64.800, -23.783
Last eruption
200
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Geological summary

Ice-clad Snaefellsjökull volcano anchors the western tip of the isolated Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Numerous pyroclastic cones dot the flanks of this stratovolcano, the only large central volcano in this part of Iceland. Lower-flank craters produced basaltic lava flows and upper-flank craters intermediate-to-silicic material. Holocene lava flows extend to the sea over the entire western half of the volcano. Several Holocene silicic eruptions have originated from the summit crater. The latest dated eruption took place about 1750 years ago; several lava flows may be even younger.

From Wikipedia

Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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8460 BCE~8171 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6151 BCE~5862 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4707 BCE~4419 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 24130 BCE~3841 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02975 BCE~2687 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02687 BCE~2398 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22398 BCE~2109 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 02109 BCE~1821 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1243 BCE~955 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 289 BCE~200 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?8460 BCE6439 BCE4130 BCE2109 BCE89 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 200 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    200 – Ongoing
  2. 1000 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    BCE 1000 – Ongoing
    NW flank (Raudhólar)
  3. 2010 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2010 – Ongoing
  4. 2270 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    BCE 2270 – Ongoing
    South flank (Thufuhraun)
  5. 2400 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    BCE 2400 – Ongoing
    NE flank (800 m)
  6. 2970 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    BCE 2970 – Ongoing
    SE flank (Dagverdarahraun)
  7. 4050 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    BCE 4050 – Ongoing
    West flank (Ondverdarnesholar)
  8. 4550 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    BCE 4550 – Ongoing
    East of Snaefellsjökull (Budaklettur)
  9. 6050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6050 – Ongoing
  10. 8460 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 8460 – Ongoing

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