Torfajökull
1,190 m3,904 ft
Volcano · Iceland
Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland.
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At the summit · forecast for 1:00 AM
-4 °CSnow · wind 16 km/h from the N
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Torfajökull, 1,190 m
- 1:00 AM-4 °CN 16 km/h1.9 mm
- 4:00 AM-3 °CNW 19 km/h1.6 mm
- 7:00 AM-3 °CNW 18 km/h1.5 mm
- 10:00 AM-4 °CNW 15 km/h–
- 1:00 PM-3 °CNW 19 km/h–
- 4:00 PM-3 °CNW 32 km/h–
- 7:00 PM-3 °CW 30 km/h–
- 10:00 PM-2 °CW 28 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly cloudy | -2 °C / -4 °C | 5 mm | 32 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Fog | -2 °C / -6 °C | – | 32 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Sleet | 2 °C / -4 °C | 34.5 mm | 49 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Cloudy | -2 °C / -5 °C | 1.5 mm | 14 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Snow | -3 °C / -5 °C | 5.8 mm | 12 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Snow | -1 °C / -4 °C | 18.6 mm | 25 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Light snow | 1 °C / -3 °C | 7.4 mm | 23 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 11:19 PM GMT. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 1,190 m (3,904 ft)
- Country
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 63.894°N 19.010°W
- Volcano number
- 372050 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Torfajökull
Volcano in Iceland
Torfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera capped by a glacier of the same name and associated with a complex of subglacial volcanoes. Torfajökull last erupted in 1477 and consists of the largest area of silicic extrusive rocks in Iceland. This is now known to be due to a VEI 5 eruption 55,000 years ago.
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10 recorded eruptions
Peaks near Torfajökull
- Bláhnjúkur940 m · 9.6 km awayOn the map
- Maelifell791 m · 11 km awayOn the map
- Brennisteinsalda881 m · 12 km awayOn the map
- Vatnaöldur898 m · 26 km awayOn the map
- Einhyrningur651 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Katla1,450 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Tindfjallajökull1,462 m · 30 km awayOn the map
- Tindfjöll1,251 m · 32 km awayOn the map
- Thórsmörk600 m · 33 km awayOn the map
- Hekla1,491 m · 34 km awayOn the map
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