Krafla volcanic area

Krafla is a volcanic system with a diameter of about 20 km in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Crater Lake, Oregon A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself. ... Download high resolution version (1734x1140, 187 KB) picture shot by uploader File links The following pages link to this file: Krafla Categories: Public domain images | Volcanoes of Iceland ... Download high resolution version (1734x1140, 187 KB) picture shot by uploader File links The following pages link to this file: Krafla Categories: Public domain images | Volcanoes of Iceland ... Mývatn, Vindbergjarfjall mountain on the right The lake Mývatn (Icelandic mý = midge, vatn = lake; the lake of midges) is situated in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. ...

Part of Krafla is f.ex. one of the two Víti craters of Iceland. The second one is part of Askja. The Icelandic word "víti" means "hell". In former times, people often believed hell to be under volcanoes. The volcano Hekla was also held for hell during the Middle Ages. The crater Víti near Krafla most recently erupted in 1976. In its center is a blue lake. Askja volcano is situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland (location: 65. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Hekla is a volcano located in the south of Iceland at 63. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Krafla area also includes Námafjall, a volcanic active area with hot springs.

During the years 1724-29 and in 1746, there were the so-called Mývatn fires. A lot of fissures opened up and the lava fountains could be seen even in the south of the island. A big lava flow destroyed parts of the village Reykjahlíð, but most of the inhabitants survived having been in the church which lies on an elevation of terrain. Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie cock sucker occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden bitch brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes [[Lima, Peru asshole |Lima]] and Callao, in... A lava fountain is a volcanic phenomenon is which lava is forcefully but non-explosively ejected from a crater or fissure. ... Víti crater Diatomite plant The village of Reykjahlíð (300 inhabitants) is situated on the shores of Lake Mývatn in the north of Iceland. ...

The last volcanic eruption at Krafla took place in the 1980s.

Since 1977 the geothermal energy is put to use by means of a small power station. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Geothermal power is electricity generated by utilizing naturally occurring geological heat sources. ... Oil power plant in Iraq A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ...

See also

• Volcanoes of Iceland
• Geothermal power in Iceland

Iceland has a very high number of active volcanoes due to its unique geological conditions. ... Because of the special geological situation in Iceland with the high concentration of volcanoes, geothermal energy is very often used for heating and production of electricity. ...

External links

• volcanism (http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_krafla.html)
• search engine and map of Iceland (http://gis.bofh.is/ornefnaskra/)

Photos: Námaskarð (http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Island/Island%202/Island%202000-0021%20-%20Hverarönd%20-%20Solfatarenfeld.JPG),Leirhnjúkur  (http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Island/Island%202/Island%201996-0062%20-%20Krafla%20-%20Lavafeld.JPG)

• Photos of Krafla and Reykjahlíð (among others) (http://webast.ast.obs-mip.fr/people/petit/iceland.html)