Iceland Volcano: Grímsnes volcano

Iceland Volcano: Grímsnes volcano

Grímsnes volcano Data:

• crater rows 214 m (702 ft)
• Iceland, 64.03°N / -20.87°W
• Current status: dormant (1 of 5)
• Typical eruption style: effusive (lava flows).
• Eruptions from Grímsnes volcano: none during historic times. Grímsnes is a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Grímsnes volcano Background:
Grímsnes lava flows cover 54 sq km and were erupted from a group of 11 fissures that produced a series of NE-SW-trending crater rows. The eruptions of the basaltic Grímsnes lavas were restricted to a relatively short interval between about 6500 and 5500 years ago.
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