Eyjafjallajökull
| Eyjafjallajökull | |
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Aerial view of Eyjafjallajökull from the north-east | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Southwestern Iceland |
| Area | 66 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Thickness | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,666 metres (5,466 ft) |
| Status | Retreating |
Map of Eyjafjallajökull glacier showing its named glacial catchments (light grey shading with white outline). Clicking on the map to enlarge it enables mouse over that allows identification of individual named glacial catchments in Iceland. | |
| Eyjafjallajökull | |
|---|---|
| Guðnasteinn Hámundur | |
Gígjökull, Eyjafjallajökull's largest outlet glacier, covered in volcanic ash | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Mountain: 1,651 m (5,417 ft) (without ice cap) |
| Coordinates | 63°37′12″N 19°36′48″W / 63.62000°N 19.61333°W |
| Geography | |
Eyjafjallajökull Iceland | |
Selected geological features near the Eyjafjallajökull central volcano (red outline). Legend
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| Location | Suðurland, Iceland |
| Parent range | N/A |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic zone | East Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | March to June 2010 |
Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic: [ˈeiːjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ; "glacier of (the mountain) Eyjafjöll"), sometimes referred to by the numeronym E15, is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 1,651 metres (5,417 ft). The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the Last Glacial Period, most recently in 2010, when, although relatively small for a volcanic eruption, it caused enormous disruption to air travel across northern and western Europe for a week.