Torfajökull

Local nameTorfajökull
LocationSuðurland, Iceland

Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland. This is now known to be due to a VEI 5 eruption 55,000 years ago.

Tags Glacier
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torfajökull

Address Iceland

Coordinates 63°53'48.187" N -19°0'22.704" E

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