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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Helgrindur
An aerial view looking east down the Snæfellsnes Peninsula shows the Bláfeldarhraun lava flow in the foreground. The cone that produced it is part of the Helgrindur (Lýsuskarð) volcanic system, which consists of small scoria cones and vents along a WNW-ESE trend across the central Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Photo by Oddur Sigurdsson, 1983 (Icelandic National Energy Authority).
Volcano Number:
370020
Volcano Name:
Helgrindur
Country:
Iceland
Volcano Type:
Volcanic field
Elevation:
986m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
753
Pop. within 10km:
753
Pop. within 30km:
2312
Pop. within 100km:
20018
Latitude:
64.866
Longitude:
-23.283
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Helgrindur (also known as Lysuhóll or Lysukard) is one of Iceland's smallest volcanic systems. It consists of a chain of small alkali olivine basaltic cinder cones and vents along a WNW-ESE line cutting across the central Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. The slightly arcuate line of Quaternary vents extends to the northern coast of the peninsula. Helgrindur is the central of three volcanic systems occupying the peninsula. The latest eruption is undated, but the system has been active during the Holocene.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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