Eyjafjallajokull volcano | Location, Eruption, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月9日 · Eyjafjallajökull volcano, subglacial volcano, southern Iceland, lying within the country’s East Volcanic Zone. Its name is derived from an Icelandic phrase meaning “the island’s mountain glacier,” and the volcano …
Eyjafjallajökull - Wikipedia
网页Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic: [ˈeiːjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ; [5] "glacier of (the mountain) Eyjafjöll"), sometimes referred to by the numeronym E15, [6] is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of …
Eyjafjallajökull - Global Volcanism Program
网页Index map showing Iceland, some major plate-tectonic features and generalized spreading directions, and the location of Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Note proximity of Eyjafjallajökull to Katla and to the volcanoes of the Vestmann island area (Vestmannaeyjar), Surtsey and Heimaey. Courtesy of USGS.
Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Travel Guide - Guide to Iceland
网页The glacier volcano of Eyjafjallajökull is notorious the world over for causing havoc to air travel in 2010, and stumping television anchors everywhere as they tried to pronounce it. 1651 metres (5427 feet) tall, it is one of the most dominant features of the South Coast.
Eyjafjallajökull – The Eruption, Pronunciation and More Facts
网页2024年4月13日 · This majestic glacier-capped volcano famously captivated the world’s attention in 2010, both for its tongue-twisting name and for its volatile eruption that wound up affecting over 20 countries and as many as 10 million air travellers.
Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera, and ...
网页Eyjafjallajökull is a startovolcano made of basalt and andesite lavas. The crater features three peaks named Guðnasteinn (1.500 meters), Hámundur (1.651 meters), and Goðasteinn (1.497 m). The magma chamber of Eyjafjallajökull rises from the tectonic divergence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What We Know From the Icelandic Volcano | Smithsonian
网页2010年4月21日 · Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program has been following the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Elizabeth Cottrell, a geologist at the National Museum of Natural History,...
Your Guide to Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and Glacier in Iceland - Re
网页2022年11月9日 · Witness the raw power of Eyjafjallajökull volcano and glacier yourself. Iceland’s south shore is home to myriad natural wonders. Waterfalls cascading from towering cliffs, ethereal rock formations on black-sanded beaches and, …
Eyjafjallajökull volcano Facts | Britannica
网页Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Icelandic volcano whose name is derived from an Icelandic phrase meaning ‘the island’s mountain glacier.’ Lying beneath Eyjafjallajökull (Eyjafjalla Glacier), its summit rises to 5,466 feet (1,666 meters) above sea level.
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
网页Unlike in the 10th, 17th, and 19th centuries, Iceland’s volcanoes today are coveted tourist destinations. Now that there isn’t too much ash to travel, eager visitors flock to see Eyjafjallajökull for themselves. Learn more about the 2010 eruption of …