Eyjafjallajökull

Eyjafjallajökull

Eyjafjallajökull IPA2| 'ei.jaˌfjatl.aˌjœ.kʏtl is one of the smaller glaciers of Iceland. It is situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of the larger glacier Mýrdalsjökull.

The icecap of the glacier covers a volcano (1,666 m in height) which has erupted relatively frequently since the Ice Age. The last eruption was from 1821 to 1823, causing a fatal glacier run. The crater of the volcano has a diameter of 3-4 km and the glacier covers an area of about 100 km².

The south end of the mountain was once part of the Atlantic coastline. As the sea has since retreated some 5 km, the former coastline has left behind sheer cliffs with a multitude of beautiful waterfalls, the best known of them being Skógafoss. In strong winds, the water of the smaller falls can even be blown up the mountain.

ee also

* Fjords of Iceland
* Geography of Iceland
* Glaciers of Iceland
* Iceland plume
* Lakes of Iceland
* List of islands off Iceland
* List of volcanoes in Iceland
* Rivers of Iceland
* Volcanoes of Iceland
* Waterfalls of Iceland
* List of glaciers

External links

* [http://www.jardvis.hi.is/page/jheyjafjallajokull History of Eyjafjallajökull] (Icelandic)
* [http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/halendid/5-jokla-ferd/5_jokla_ferd_02.htm Photos from www.islandsmyndir.is]
* [http://hraun.vedur.is Current seismographic activity in Iceland] (English/Icelandic)


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