Grímsvötn
Grímsvötn is a volcano in southeast Iceland. It has an elevation of 1,725 m (5,659 ft).
 Grímsvötn and the Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland, July 1972 | |
| Elevation | 1,725 m (5,659 ft)[1] |
|---|---|
| Listing | List of volcanoes in Iceland |
| Location | |
| Geology | |
| Type | Volcanic caldera |
| Last eruption | May 2011 |
Grímsvötn is a basaltic volcano which has the highest eruption frequency of all the volcanoes in Iceland. It has a southwest-northeast-trending fissure system. The massive climate-impacting Laki fissure eruption of 1783–1784 was a part of the same fissure system.
Grímsvötn Media
Grimsvötn in Vatna Jökull glacier in Iceland on 29 Jul 1972. Picture taken and uploaded by Roger McLassus.
Ash plume from Grímsvötn Volcano, November 2, 2004
Satellite images of the November 2004 Grímsvötn Eruption. The lower image assigns a false color (red) to the surface ice.
Satellite image from 22 May 2011 of the volcanic plume above Iceland
View of Icelandic landscape beneath the ash-cloud during the 2011 eruption
Grímsvötn in August 2011. Ash covering the surrounding snow and ice
Satellite image from 23 May 2011 of the ash-cloud to the south of Iceland
References
- ↑ "Grímsvötn". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1703-01=. Retrieved 15 August 2006.