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Volcanoes in Iceland

56 volcanoes in Iceland. They include Askja, Bláhnjúkur and Brennisteinsalda. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.

Askja Askja ([asca]) is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of … Bláhnjúkur Bláhnjúkur (Icelandic pronunciation: [plaunjukr]) is a volcano in the south of Iceland. It… Brennisteinsalda The Brennisteinsalda (Icelandic pronunciation: [prnsteinsalta]) is a volcano in the south … Brennisteinsfjöll Brennisteinsfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [prnsteinsfjœtl], "Sulfur mountains") is a min… Bárðarbunga Bárðarbunga (Icelandic pronunciation: [paurðarpuŋka], alternative name Veiðivötn), is an a… Búrfell (Þjórsárdal) Búrfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [purftl]) is a 669 m (2, 195 ft) basalt tuya located in … Eiríksjökull Eiríksjökull (Icelandic for "Eirík's glacier", Icelandic pronunciation: [eiriksjœktl]) is … Eldfell Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of H… Eldgjá Eldgjá (Icelandic pronunciation: [ltcau], "fire canyon") is a volcano and a canyon in Icel… Eldvörp–Svartsengi Eldvörp–Svartsengi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ltvœrp–svar(t)seic]); "fire cones–black mead… Esjufjöll The subglacial Esjufjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [sjfjœtl]) volcano is located in the so… Fagradalsfjall Fagradalsfjall (Icelandic: [faratalsfjatl]) is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last G… Fremrinámur Fremrinámur (Icelandic pronunciation: [frmrnaumr]) is a volcano with a volcanic system loc… Grensdalur Grensdalur (Icelandic pronunciation: [krnstalr]) is a central volcanic vent and mountain o… Grímsnes Grímsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [krimsns]) is a relatively small fissure or crater row … Grímsvötn Grímsvötn (Icelandic pronunciation: [krimsvœhtn], vötn = "waters", singular: vatn) is an a… Heiðarsporðar The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system is located in northeast Iceland near Lake Mývatn. It is … Hekla Hekla (Icelandic pronunciation: [hhkla]), or Hecla, is an active stratovolcano in the sout… Helgafell (Vestmannaeyjabær) Helgafell (Icelandic pronunciation: [hlkaftl], "Helgi's mountain") is an inactive 227 m (7… Helgrindur Helgrindur (Icelandic pronunciation: [hlkrntr], also known as Lýsuskarð, Lysuhóll or Lysuk… Hengill Hengill (Icelandic pronunciation: [heictl]) is a volcanic table mountain situated in the s… Herðubreið Herðubreið (Icelandic pronunciation: [hrðprei], broad-shouldered) is a tuya in the norther… Hofsjökull volcanic system The Hofsjökull volcanic system (also Hofsjökull-Kerlingarfjöll volcanic system) contains t… Hrómundartindur Hrómundartindur (Icelandic pronunciation: [roumntartntr]) is a mountain in Iceland north o… Katla Katla (Icelandic pronunciation: [kahtla]) is an active subglacial volcano in southern Icel… Katla (volcano) Katla (Icelandic pronunciation: [kahtla]) is an active subglacial volcano in southern Icel… Keilir Keilir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ceilr], 378 m asl) is a Pleistocene subglacial mound or … Kerlingarfjöll Kerlingarfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [c(r)tliŋkarfjœtl]) is a 1,477 m (4, 846 ft) tall… Kollóttadyngja Kollóttadyngja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ktlouhtatica]) is a shield volcano in the Ódáðah… Krafla Krafla (Icelandic pronunciation: [krapla]) is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km (6.2 mi) i… Krýsuvík Krýsuvík (also Krísuvík, both pronounced [krisvik] in Icelandic) is an area in Southwest I… Krýsuvík (volcanic system) The volcanic system of Krýsuvík (or Krísuvík, both pronounced [krisvik] in Icelandic, also… Kverkfjöll Kverkfjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [kvrkfjœtl]) is a potentially active central volcano,… Laki Laki (Icelandic pronunciation: [lac]) or Lakagígar ([lakaciar], Craters of Laki) is a volc… Leitin Leitin (Icelandic pronunciation: [leitn]) is a small shield volcano in the southwest of Ic… Litli-Hrútur Fagradalsfjall (Icelandic: [faratalsfjatl]) is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last G… Mælifell Mælifell (Icelandic pronunciation: [mailftl]) is a volcano located in Southern Iceland. Mæ… Mælifellshnjúkur Mælifellshnjúkur is a mountain on the inner western side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. It is 1… Ok (volcano) Ok (Icelandic pronunciation: [k]; 1,198 m (3, 930 ft)) is a shield volcano in Iceland, to … Prestahnúkur The peak Prestahnúkur (Icelandic pronunciation: [prstanukr]) with a height of 1,223 m (4, … Reykjanes volcanic system Reykjanes (Icelandic pronunciation: [reicans]) is a small headland on the south-western en… Skjaldbreiður Skjaldbreiður (Icelandic pronunciation: [scaltpreiðr], "broad shield") is an Icelandic lav… Snæfell Snæfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [s (t)naiftl], "snow mountain") at 1,833 m (6, 014 ft) h… Snæfell (Múlaþing) Snæfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [s (t)naiftl], "snow mountain") at 1,833 m (6, 014 ft) h… Snæfellsjökull Snæfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [s (t)naiflsjœktl], snow-fell glacier) is a 700,0… Stóra-Eldborg undir Geitahlíð Stóra-Eldborg undir Geitahlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [stoura-ltprk ntr ceitali], also S… Theistareykjarbunga Theistareykjarbunga (Þeistareykjarbunga, Icelandic pronunciation: [eistareicarpuŋka]) is a… Thordarhyrna Thordarhyrna (Icelandic: Þórðarhyrna [ourðarh(r)tna]) is one of seven subglacial volcanoes… Thrihnukagigur Þríhnúkagígur (Icelandic pronunciation: [rinukacir], anglicized as Thrihnukagigur, literal… Tindfjallajökull Tindfjallajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [tntfjatlajœktl], alternatively Tindafjallajöku… Torfajökull Torfajökull (Icelandic for "Torfi's glacier", Icelandic pronunciation: [trvajœktl]) is a r… Trölladyngja Situated in the Ódáðahraun lava field, Trölladyngja (Icelandic pronunciation: [trœtlatica]… Öræfajökull Öræfajökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [œraivajœktl], 'Öræfi glacier' or 'wasteland glacier… Þorbjörn Þorbjörn (Icelandic pronunciation: [rpjœ(r)tn]) is a 243 m high volcanic mountain next to … Þorbjörn (mountain) Þorbjörn (Icelandic pronunciation: [rpjœ(r)tn]) is a 243 m high volcanic mountain next to … Þórólfsfell Þórólfsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ouroul (f)sftl]) is a basaltic tuya in southern Ice…

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