Volcanic eruption
See 1730 BCE on the mapEruption of Hengill
1730 BCE · 64.08° N, 21.42° W
Hengill is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir.
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What the records say
- When
- 1730 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 64.08° N, 21.42° W
- Vei
- 0
- Date uncertainty
- ± 50 years
- Vent
- Thjófahraun
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 371050
- Eruption number
- 12526
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