Vulkanausbruch

Eruption of Torfajokull

4850 v. Chr. · 63.89° N, 19.12° W

Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland.

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Wann
4850 v. Chr.
Art
Vulkanausbruch
Koordinaten
63.89° N, 19.12° W
Date uncertainty
year uncertain
Vent
W of caldera (Laufafell domes)
Dated by
Correlation: Tephrochronology
Volcano number
372050
Eruption number
12682

Torfajökull

Volcano in Iceland

Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland. This is now known to be due to a VEI 5 eruption 55,000 years ago.

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