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Map of Iceland highlighting the locations of major glaciers, shown in light blue, and major volcanoes, marked with names and eruption years. The map also indicates areas of lava fields and labels surrounding bodies of water, including the Greenland Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
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Eyjafjallajökull volcano

volcano, Iceland
Also known as: Eyjafjöll, Eyjafjalla Glacier volcano, Eyjafjalla volcano, Eyjafjallajökull(Show More)
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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 itself lies beneath Eyjafjallajökull (Eyjafjalla Glacier). Its highest point rises to 5,417 feet (1,651 metres) above sea level. Records kept since Iceland was settled show that Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 920, 1612 or 1613, 1821–23, and 2010. The 19th-century eruption continued intermittently for nearly 14 months....

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