Eruption of Grimsvotn
28 mai 1983 – 2 juin 1983 · 64.42° N, 17.32° W
Grímsvötn is an active volcano with a fissure system located in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The central volcano is completely subglacial and located under the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice cap. The subglacial caldera is at 64°25′N 17°20′W, at an elevation of 1,725 m (5,659 ft).
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Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 28 mai 1983 – 2 juin 1983
- Type
- Éruption volcanique
- Coordonnées
- 64.42° N, 17.32° W
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Near south caldera wall
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 373010
- Eruption number
- 12838
Grímsvötn
Volcano in Iceland
Grímsvötn is an active volcano with a fissure system located in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The central volcano is completely subglacial and located under the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice cap. The subglacial caldera is at 64°25′N 17°20′W, at an elevation of 1,725 m (5,659 ft). Beneath the caldera is the magma chamber of the Grímsvötn volcano.
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La 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.VOTW5-2025.5.3Page source