Keilir
Sign in to savealt=Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur and with Keilir in the background|thumb|Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur and with Keilir in the background 250px|thumb|Keilir from Spákonuvatn lake, Reykjavegur hiking trail thumb|Remote view of Keilir among Pressure ridge (lava)|tumuli within Hvassahraun [[lava field (Krýsuvík volcanic system]] Keilir (; 378 m asl) is a Pleistocene subglacial mound or perhaps a conical tuya on Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Basal area is 0.773 km2, summit area 0.004 km2, basal width 0.99 km, summit width 0.07 km, vol
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Keilir
- Mountain.photo
- Keilir distance.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Keilir with the smaller Keilisbörn hills in winter
- Mountain.location
- Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
- Mountain.map
- Iceland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Iceland
- Mountain.type
- Subglacial mound or tuya
- Mountain.volcanic_belt
- Reykjanes Volcanic Belt
- Mountain.last_eruption
- Pleistocene
- Mountain.easiest_route
- from ENE
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Formation
- Eruptions under the [[Weichselian]] glaciers on Reykjanes Peninsula
- Comparison to an Antarctic subglacial tuff cone
- Landmark
- Hiking
- See also
- References
alt=Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur and with Keilir in the background|thumb|Volcano eruption at Fagradalsfjall next to Litli-Hrútur and with Keilir in the background 250px|thumb|Keilir from Spákonuvatn lake, Reykjavegur hiking trail thumb|Remote view of Keilir among Pressure ridge (lava)|tumuli within Hvassahraun [[lava field (Krýsuvík volcanic system]] Keilir (; 378 m asl) is a Pleistocene subglacial mound or perhaps a conical tuya on Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Basal area is 0.773 km2, summit area 0.004 km2, basal width 0.99 km, summit width 0.07 km, volume 0.0362 km3.
It is located within the area of Krýsuvík volcanic system and Reykjanesfólkvangur. It is about 17 miles southwest of the capital city Reykjavík,
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keilir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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