Geological features near the Dyngjufjöll (Askja) central volcano and Askja volcanic system (red outlines). Other shading shows: calderas, central volcanoes and fissure swarms, subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), and seismically active areas. Clicking on the image enlarges to full window and enables mouse-over with more detail.
Víti geothermal lake at AskjaAskja and Víti (in the foreground)
Askja ([ˈasca]ⓘ) 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 [ˈtiɲcʏˌfjœtl̥] mountains, which rise to 1,514 m (4,967 ft), askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.[3]
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Askja ([ˈasca] ) 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...
the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024. "Energy Data". Askja Energy – The Independent Icelandic Energy Portal. 3 May 2012. Archived from...
this list. Lists of volcanoes in Europe by country Volcanic Eifel "About Askja". vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is. Vatnajokull National Park". Retrieved 2022-12-29...
to the immediate south. Holuhraun is about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the Askja caldera, and the Bárðarbunga volcano is 41.39 km (25.7 mi) to the south-west...
capacity in Iceland, besides hydropower, wind, and fossil fuels. According to Askja Energy Partners, an energy consulting firm in Iceland, the three entities...
Bárðarbunga, an 800m-wide section gave way on the slopes of the Icelandic volcano Askja. Beginning at 350m over water height, it caused a tsunami 20–30 meters high...
Icelandic), the name of several locations in Iceland: Víti (Askja), a warm crater lake near Askja caldera in central Iceland Víti (Krafla), a crater lake...
Range Itcha Range Level Mountain Mount Edziza Rainbow Range Spectrum Range Askja Eyjafjallajökull Krafla Ljósufjöll Prestahnúkur Snæfellsjökull Torfajökull...
volcanic complex Santa María, a stratovolcano Tacaná, a stratovolcano Source: Askja, a stratovolcano Bardarbunga, a stratovolcano Brennisteinsfjoll, crater...
situated 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Bárðarbunga, 20 km (12 mi) south of Askja (last eruption 1961), at an altitude of about 700 m (2,300 ft). Here the...
including Landmannalaugar, Torfajökull, Eldgjá, Þórsmörk, Herðubreið, Askja, Hveradalir, Lakagígar, and the Fagrifoss waterfall. Sites in the Highland...
are descendants of people who fled an eruption of the Icelandic volcano Askja in 1875. The history between Icelanders and North America dates back approximately...
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