This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iceland. This article is about volcanoes in geology. ...

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... Askja is a stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland (location: 65. ... Bárðarbunga is an active Icelandic volcano located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier, rising to 2,000 m (6,560 feet) above sea level, making it the second highest mountain in Iceland, just about 10 m (33 feet) lower than Hvannadalshnjúkur. ... Lava fountains tower over Heimaey in the early stages of the Eldfell eruption Eldfell is a cinder cone volcano just over 200 metres (650 feet) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. ... Eldgjá is a volcanic canyon in Iceland. ... Esjufjöll is a basaltic andesite tuya with a 2. ... Grímsnes Volcano is a fissure or crater row volcano located in southwestern Iceland. ... The Grímsvötn (Icelandic vatn, or lake) are lakes in Iceland. ... Hekla is a tuya located in the south of Iceland at , with a height of 1,488 m (4,881 ft). ... The Hengill (Icelandic, pronounced: henjidl) central volcano is situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir. ... Herðubreið Herðubreið (1682 m) is a volcano and table mountain (moberg mountain) in the north-east of Iceland at . It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland in the midst of the desert Óðáðahraun and not far from Askja, another famous volcano. ... Satellite image of Hofsjökull The picture shows Arnarfell hiðmikla (Great Eagle Mountain) in the middle, Múlajökull glacier to the left and Þjórsárjökull glacier to the right. ... Jolnir (or Jólnir) was formerly a volcanic island south of Iceland. ... For the dragon in The Brothers Lionheart see Katla (dragon). ... Kerlingarfjöll as seen from the Kjölur road. ... Kolbeinsey is a tiny volcanic island 105 km off the northern coast of Iceland, 74 km North-Northwest of the island of Grímsey. ... Kollóttadyngja is a volcano in Iceland. ... Krafla volcanic area Krafla is a volcanic system with a diameter of about 20 km in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. ... The mountain range Kverkfjöll (1920 m) is situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. ... Laki (Icelandic: Lakagígar) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small town Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in Skaftafell National Park. ... Langjökull is after the Vatnajökull second in extension under the glaciers of Iceland (1. ... Ljósufjöll is fissure vent system in western Iceland. ... Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. ... Image:Reykjanes1. ... The Summit of Snæfellsjökull Snæfellsjökull is a strato volcano with a glacier (isl. ... Strokkur, or The Churn in Iceland, is a geyser that is situated in the geothermic region beside the Hvitá River in Iceland at . A group of steaming, hot water and bubbling mud is located in this area and the Stóri Geysir, or Great Gusher, once the most powerful geyser... Surtsey, sixteen days after the onset of the eruption Surtsey (Icelandic: Surturs island) is a volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland. ... Thorolfsfell (icelandic: Þórólfsfell) is a basaltic tuya in southern Iceland. ... Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano and complex of subglacial volcanoes, located north of Myrdalsjökull and south of Thorisvatn Lake, Iceland. ... Vatnafjöll is a 40 km long, 9 km wide basaltic fissure vent system, SE of Hekla, Iceland. ... Location of Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland (lower left) County Vestmannaeyjar Constituency South Area 13 km² ( 8,1mi²) Population Total (2003) Density 4349 334/km² Postal codes IS-900 Latitude Longitude Municipal website Cliffs on Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar Off the southwest coast of Iceland Vestmannaeyjar (English: The Westman Islands) is a small archipelago... Askja is a stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland (location: 65. ... Krafla volcanic area Krafla is a volcanic system with a diameter of about 20 km in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. ...

References

• Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/).

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