Eiríksjökull

Eiríksjökull ("Eiríkur's glacier") is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of 22km² reaching a height of 1675m, [ [http://www.lmi.is/frodleikur/island-i-tolum/ National Land Survey of Iceland (Icelandic)] ] making it the largest table mountain in Iceland.Citation | last = Thordurson | first = Thor | last2 = Hoskuldsson | first2 = Armann | title = Classic Geology in Europe 3: Iceland | place = Harpenden, England | publisher = Terra Publishing | page = 161 | year = 2002 | isbn = 1-903544-06-8] Rising over 1000m above its surrounding, the lowest 350m of a hyaloclastite (móberg) tuya formed presumably by a single subglacial volcanic activity is capped by a 750m thick lava shield. [cite book | last = Einarsson | first = Þorleifur | title = Geology of Iceland | publisher = Mál og menning | date = 2005 | pages = 76 | isbn = 9979-3-0689-0] It is currently dormant or extinct in terms of volcanic activity. [ [http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/ROF.php?name=Eiriksjokull skimountaineer.com - Eiríksjökull] ]

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