Helgrindur Volcano
Updated: May 13, 2024 06:55 GMT -
Pyroclastic cones 647 m / 2,123 ft
Western Iceland, 64.87°N / -23.25°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Western Iceland, 64.87°N / -23.25°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 22 Dec 2021 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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Helgrindur volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
Helgrindur (also known as Lysuhóll or Lysukard) is one of Iceland's smallest volcanic systems. It consists of a chain of small alkali olivine basaltic cinder cones and vents along a WNW-ESE line cutting across the central Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. The slightly arcuate line of Quaternary vents extends to the northern coast of the peninsula. Helgrindur is the central of three volcanic systems occupying the peninsula. The latest eruption from Helgrindur is undated, but the volcanic field has been active during the Holocene.---
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