Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Fremrinamar
4050 BCE · 65.42° N, 16.67° W
Fremrinámur is a volcano with a volcanic system located on the basalt plateau in Iceland. It is at the junction of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Greenland–Iceland–Faeroe Ridge. It is one of five volcanic systems found in the axial rift zone in north-east Iceland. Its height is about 939 m (3,081 ft).
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What the records say
- When
- 4050 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 65.42° N, 16.67° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 1050 years
- Vent
- Sveinar (Rauduborgir) fissure
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 373070
- Eruption number
- 12909
Fremrinámur
Volcano in Iceland
Fremrinámur is a volcano with a volcanic system located on the basalt plateau in Iceland. It is at the junction of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Greenland–Iceland–Faeroe Ridge. It is one of five volcanic systems found in the axial rift zone in north-east Iceland. Its height is about 939 m (3,081 ft).
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page