Iceland Volcano: Hofsjökull volcano
Hofsjökull volcano Data:
shield volcano (subglacial) 1782 m (5,846 ft)
SW Iceland, 64.75°N / 19.98°W
Current status: dormant (1 of 5)
Typical eruption style:effusive eruptions from flank fissures.
Eruptions from Hofsjökull volcano: None during historic times.
Hofsjökull volcano Background:
Hofsjökull volcano lies along an east-west-trending area connecting the two principal rift zones of Iceland. It bridges the gap between the Reykjanes-Langjökull rift on the west, which terminates at Langjökull, and the eastern zone, which extends NE-ward across east-central Iceland.
The roughly 7 x 11 km central caldera of Hofsjökull volcano lies beneath the western part of the massive Hofsjökull icecap. A small Holocene shield volcano is located at the SW margin of the icecap. Flank fissures north and east of the icecap have produced basaltic lava flows during the Holocene.
Iceland Volcano-langjokull-volcano.
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