Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Heidarspordar
6950 BCE · 65.58° N, 16.82° W
The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system is located in northeast Iceland near Lake Mývatn. It is the source of numerous formations present in and around the lake, particularly in the form of pseudocraters.
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What the records say
- When
- 6950 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 65.58° N, 16.82° W
- Vei
- 0
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Vent
- Hraunbunga
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 373082
- Eruption number
- 12926
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