Torfajökull

Torfajökull
Torfajökull
	Torfajökull
Highest point
Elevation	1,281 m (4,203 ft)
Coordinates	63°55′00″N 19°10′00″W / 63.91667°N 19.16667°W
Dimensions
Area	450 km2 (170 sq mi)
Geography
	Torfajökull Geological features near the Torfajökull volcanic system (red outlines) - In particular note that the Bárðarbunga volcanic system is also emphasised as the last two Torfajökull rhyolites (877 and 1477 CE) were erupted simultaneous with Veidivötn (Bárðarbunga) basalts (Light violet shading). Legend Other shading shows:; calderas; central volcanoes; fissure swarms; subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft); seismically active areas; Clicking on the rectangle in the image enlarges to full window and enables mouse-over with more detail.;
	Geological features near the Torfajökull volcanic system (red outlines) - In particular note that the Bárðarbunga volcanic system is also emphasised as the last two Torfajökull rhyolites (877 and 1477 CE) were erupted simultaneous with Veidivötn (Bárðarbunga) basalts (Light violet shading). Legend Other shading shows:; calderas; central volcanoes; fissure swarms; subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft); seismically active areas; Clicking on the rectangle in the image enlarges to full window and enables mouse-over with more detail.;
Location	Iceland
Geology
Rock age	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	March 1477

Torfajökull (Icelandic for "Torfi's glacier"; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰɔrvaˌjœːkʏtl̥] ^ⓘ) is a rhyolitic stratovolcano, with a large caldera (central volcano) 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.