Fagradalsfjall
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Fagradalsfjall () is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around from Reykjavík, Iceland. Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area wide and long between the Eldvörp–Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit in this area is Langhóll (). No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years on the Reykjanes Peninsula until 19 March 2021 when a fissure vent appeared in Geldingadalir to the south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The 2021 eruption was effusive and continued emitting fresh lava sporadically unt
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Fagradalsfjall
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- Iceland
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- Iceland
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- Mountain:
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- Tuya and fissure system
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 10 July 2023
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- Fagradalsfjall seen from Reykjanesbraut
via Wikipedia infobox
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Icelandic Volcanoes
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Tectonic setting
- 2019 to 2021 activity and eruptions
- Precursors
- <span class="anchor" id="Eruption south of Fagradalsfjall"></span>Eruption fissures in Geldingadalir
- Eruption fissures on Fagradalsfjall
- Lava and gas output: Development of the eruption
- 2022 eruption
- 2023 eruptive activity
- Litli-Hrútur eruption
- Risk mitigation and tourism
- Air traffic
- Roads and utilities
- Lava flow experiments
- Tourism management
- In Media
- Supposed burial site
- 1943 accident
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Fagradalsfjall () is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around from Reykjavík, Iceland. Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area wide and long between the Eldvörp–Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit in this area is Langhóll (). No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years on the Reykjanes Peninsula until 19 March 2021 when a fissure vent appeared in Geldingadalir to the south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The 2021 eruption was effusive and continued emitting fresh lava sporadically until 18 September 2021.
The eruption was unique among the volcanoes monitored in Iceland so far and it has been suggested that it could develop into a shield volcano. Due to its relative ease of access from Reykjavík, the volcano has become an attraction for local people and foreign tourists. Another eruption, very similar to the 2021 eruption, began on 3 August 2022, and ceased on 21 August 2022. A third eruption appeared to the north of Fagradalsfjall near Litli-Hrútur on 10 July 2023, and ended on 5 August 2023.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fagradalsfjall” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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