Askja ([ˈasca] ) is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas...
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Askja ([ˈasca] ) is a building on the campus of the University of Iceland, and named after the volcano Askja. It primarily houses the departments of biology...
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List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland (section Askja)
below: Askja 11,000, Askja 1874, Askja 1875-January, Askja 1875-February, Askja 1875-March, Askja 1876, Askja 1921, Askja 1922, Askja 1923, Askja 1926,...
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Öskjuvatn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœscʏˌvahtn̥] , "Askja Lake") is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km2. With a depth...
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capacity in Iceland, besides hydropower, wind, and fossil fuels. According to Askja Energy Partners, an energy consulting firm in Iceland, the three entities...
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Eyjafjallajökull Hekla Hengill Krýsuvík Katla Laki Öræfajökull Surtsey Askja Eldfell Krafla Langjökull Hofsjökull Snæfellsjökull Ljósufjöll Þeistareykjabunga...
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the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "Energy Data". Askja Energy – The Independent Icelandic Energy Portal. 3 May 2012. Archived from...
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east side of the Ódáðahraun ([ˈouːˌtauːðaˌr̥œyːn]) desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field originating from eruptions of...
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this list. Lists of volcanoes in Europe by country Volcanic Eifel "About Askja". vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is. Vatnajokull National Park". Retrieved 2022-12-29...
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an eruption in 1961 at Trölladyngja are most likely attributed to nearby Askja Caldera, which erupted the same year. A potential confusion also exists...
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the brink of ruin due to Illtauga's attacks. Fargrímr explains that the Askja volcano eruption broke the walls between Midgard and Jötunheimr, allowing...
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to the immediate south. Holuhraun is about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the Askja caldera, and the Bárðarbunga volcano is 41.39 km (25.7 mi) to the south-west...
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Tsunamis in lakes (section Askja)
Bárðarbunga, an 800m-wide section gave way on the slopes of the Icelandic volcano Askja. Beginning at 350m over water height, it caused a tsunami 20–30 meters high...
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which belongs to the Askja volcanic system. Sometimes called Dyngjufjöll, it is part of the Vatnajökull National Park. The Askja caldera is also located...
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Icelandic), the name of several locations in Iceland: Víti (Askja), a warm crater lake near Askja caldera in central Iceland Víti (Krafla), a crater lake...
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volcanic complex Santa María, a stratovolcano Tacaná, a stratovolcano Source: Askja, a stratovolcano Bardarbunga, a stratovolcano Brennisteinsfjoll, crater...
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Range Itcha Range Level Mountain Mount Edziza Rainbow Range Spectrum Range Askja Eyjafjallajökull Krafla Ljósufjöll Prestahnúkur Snæfellsjökull Torfajökull...
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divided by glacial rivers, with powerful flows in summer. The volcanoes of Askja, Kverkfjöll and Snæfell [ˈstnaiːˌfɛtl̥] tower over this region, together...
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Caldera (Georgia) Samsari (Georgia) Santorini (Greece) Nisyros (Greece) Askja (Iceland) Grímsvötn (Iceland) Bárðarbunga (Iceland) Katla (Iceland) Krafla...
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the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið. Mývatn Nature Baths The Drekagil (canyon of dragons) in Askja Aerial view of Krafla "Google...
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Eyjafjallajökull Grímsvötn Hekla Katla Laki (f) Surtsey Northern Volcanic Zone Askja Krafla (f) Reykjanes Volcanic Belt Hengill Brennisteinsfjöll (f) Krýsuvík...
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northern fissure swarm and lava flows extend around the southern flanks of the Askja volcano and the southern fissure swarm extends past the north-west of Torfajökull...
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volcanic mountains. Eight thousand years ago, volcanic fissures of the Askja volcanic system erupted directly underneath the river and glacial ice. This...
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affected other islands such as New Caledonia and Vanuatu. 2014 Iceland Askja Landslide At 23:24 on 21 July 2014, in a period experiencing an earthquake...
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Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. "Ecuador Volcanoes". World Data. "Askja". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. "Merapi". Global Volcanism...
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including Landmannalaugar, Torfajökull, Eldgjá, Þórsmörk, Herðubreið, Askja, Hveradalir, Lakagígar, and the Fagrifoss waterfall. Sites in the Highland...
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north of the dyke's extent. A M4.5 event was recorded just east of the Askja caldera, which had been showing signs of increased geothermal activity since...
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situated 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Bárðarbunga, 20 km (12 mi) south of Askja (last eruption 1961), at an altitude of about 700 m (2,300 ft). Here the...
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Madikeri 1,525 5,003 Kodagu, Karnataka, India Mount Popa 1,518 4,980 Myanmar Askja 1,516 4,974 Iceland Monte Boglia 1,516 4,974 Ticino, Switzerland Song Shan...
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Mount Samsari Mount Tavkvetili Tsiteli Khati Doupov Mountains Smrekovec Askja Bláfell Bláfjall Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 and 2015 Eldfell...
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