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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Oraefajokull
Öræfajökull is located near the SE coast of Iceland, viewed here from the west, with the Svinafellsjökull glacier (left) descending from the central icecap nearly to the coastal road. A subglacial caldera, 4 x 5 km, truncates the summit. Large eruptions in 1362 and 1727-28 were accompanied by jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) that caused property damage and fatalities. Photo by Oddur Sigurdsson, 1986 (Icelandic National Energy Authority).
Volcano Number:
374010
Volcano Name:
Oraefajokull
Country:
Iceland
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
1728 CE
Elevation:
2010m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 10km:
2
Pop. within 30km:
367
Pop. within 100km:
2723
Latitude:
64
Longitude:
-16.65
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Öræfajökull, Iceland's highest peak, is a broad glacier-clad central volcano at the SE end of the Vatnajökull icecap. A 4 x 5 km subglacial caldera truncates the summit of the dominantly basaltic and rhyolitic volcano. The extensive summit icecap is drained through deep glacial valleys dissecting the SW-to-SE flanks. It is the largest-volume volcano in Iceland, and was mostly constructed during Pleistocene glacial and interglacial periods. Holocene activity has been dominated by explosive summit eruptions, although flank lava effusions have also occurred. A major silicic eruption in 1362 CE was Iceland's largest historical explosive eruption. It and another eruption during 1727-28 were accompanied by major jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) that caused property damage and fatalities.
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