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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Snaefellsjokull
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 by Richie Williams, 1979 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number:
370010
Volcano Name:
Snaefellsjokull
Country:
Iceland
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
200 CE
Elevation:
1446m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
9
Pop. within 10km:
129
Pop. within 30km:
2264
Pop. within 100km:
11820
Latitude:
64.8
Longitude:
-23.783
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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.
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