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Details for: Krafla
The Krafla central volcano, located NE of Mývatn lake, is a topographically indistinct 9-km-wide caldera that is cut by a N-S-trending fissure system. This view from the south looks toward the center of the caldera with the rhyolitic lava dome of Hlidarfjall on the left and prominent fissures cutting across the caldera at the right. Photo by Michael Ryan, 1984 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number: 373080
Volcano Name: Krafla
Country: Iceland
Volcano Type: Caldera
Last Eruption: 1984 CE
Elevation: 800m
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km: 384
Pop. within 10km: 384
Pop. within 30km: 1258
Pop. within 100km: 25667
Latitude: 65.715
Longitude: -16.728



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