Mountains in Iceland
Askja
1,516 m4,974 ft
Volcano · Dyngjufjöll · Iceland
Askja ( ) is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to 1,514 m (4,967 ft), askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.
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- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 1,516 m (4,974 ft)
- Range
- Dyngjufjöll
- Country
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 65.030°N 16.750°W
- Volcano number
- 373060 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
14 recorded eruptions
- Eruption in 1961
- Eruption in 1938
- Eruption in 1926
- Eruption in 1924
- Eruption in 1923
- Eruption in 1922
- Eruption in 1921
- Eruption in 1919
- Eruption in 1875
- Eruption in 1797
- Eruption in 1300
- Eruption in 1,250 BCE
The latest 12 of 14, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.
Peaks near Askja
- Kollóttadyngja1,177 m · 23 km awayOn the map
- Herðubreið1,682 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Trölladyngja1,468 m · 28 km awayOn the map
- Heidarspordar490 m · 38 km awayOn the map
- Kverkfjöll1,933 m · 41 km awayOn the map
- Fremrinámar939 m · 45 km awayOn the map
- Bárðarbunga2,010 m · 57 km awayOn the map
- Upptyppingar1,074 m · 24 km awayOn the map
- Fagradalsfjall1,022 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Kistufell1,450 m · 35 km awayOn the map
Highest mountains in Iceland
- Öræfajökull2,110 mOn the map
- Highlands of Iceland2,110 mOn the map
- Hvannadalshnúkur2,110 mOn the map
- Bárðarbunga2,010 mOn the map
- Kverkfjöll1,933 mOn the map
- Hrútsfjallstindar1,875 mOn the map
- Snæfell1,833 mOn the map
- Esjufjöll1,760 mOn the map
- Grímsvötn1,725 mOn the map
- Herðubreið1,682 mOn the map