What the records say
- When
- 3500 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 64.05° N, 20.88° W
- Vei
- 2
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Vent
- Kalfsholar
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 371060
- Eruption number
- 12539
Grímsnes
Volcanic system in southwestern Iceland
Grímsnes is a relatively small fissure or crater row volcanic system located in South Iceland, located south–east of Lake Thingvallavatn and east of the en echelon group of volcanic systems extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula, that erupted last in the Holocene.
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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