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Grímsvötn
Iceland Grimsvoetn 1972-B.jpg
Grímsvötn and the Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland, July 1972
Highest point
Elevation 1,725 m (5,659 ft)
Listing List of volcanoes in Iceland
Geography
Grímsvötn is located in Iceland
Grímsvötn
Grímsvötn
Location in Iceland
Geology
Mountain type Volcanic caldera
Last eruption May 2011

Grímsvötn is a volcano in southeast Iceland. It has an elevation of 1,725 m (5,659 ft).

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.

Images for kids

  • NASA Photo Grímsvötn Nov. 2004

    Satellite images of the November 2004 Grímsvötn Eruption. The lower image assigns a false color (red) to the surface ice.

  • Grímsvötn Volcano Showing Plume - May 22

    Satellite image from 22 May 2011 of the volcanic plume above Iceland

  • Grimsvötn ash cloud

    View of Icelandic landscape beneath the ash-cloud during the 2011 eruption

  • Grimsvötn August 2011

    Grímsvötn in August 2011. Ash covering the surrounding snow and ice

  • Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano

    Satellite image from 23 May 2011 of the ash-cloud to the south of Iceland

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Grímsvötn para niños

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