What the records say
- When
- 1783 – 7 Feb 1784
- Kind
- Famine
- Coordinates
- 65.00° N, 18.00° W
- Description
- disastrous effects of the eruption of Mount Laki on the people of Iceland
- Deaths
- 9000
- Cause
- volcanic eruption
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Laki
Volcanic fissure in Iceland
Laki or Lakagígar is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the volcanic fissure of Eldgjá and the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The fissure is properly referred to as Lakagígar, while Laki is a mountain that the fissure bisects. Lakagígar is part of a volcanic system centered on the volcano Grímsvötn, including the volcano Þórðarhyrna.
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