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Hekla volcano, southern Iceland. 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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Hekla: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Night time photo of eruption with Aurora. Feb 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Volcano World - Hekla. Feb 11, 2016
Added photograph. May 23, 2012
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Scutellosaurus. Aug 09, 2010
Text describing the shape of the mountain, the 1947–48 eruption, and the nature of the eruptions since the middle of the 20th century added. Apr 23, 2010
Article revised and updated. May 18, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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