Grímsvötn volcano

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Grímsvötn volcano is one of Iceland’s most active subglacial volcanoes, located beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap and known for its frequent explosive eruptions and associated glacial outburst floods (jökulhlaups).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
subglacial volcano
volcano
associatedWith Skeiðará river jökulhlaups
Skeiðarárjökull outlet glacier
linked to: Skeiðarárjökull
country Iceland
coveredBy Vatnajökull glacier
linked to: Vatnajökull
elevation subglacial summit below ice surface
eruptionConsequence large jökulhlaups on surrounding plains
rapid melting of overlying ice
sudden drainage of subglacial lakes
eruptionFrequency one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions
phreatomagmatic eruptions
subglacial eruptions
eruptionYear 1903
1922
1934
1983
1996
1998
2004
2011
hasCalderaDiameter approximately 6–8 km
hasFeature associated fissure swarms
central volcano
subglacial caldera
hasLake subglacial caldera lake
hazard air traffic disruption
ash fall
glacial outburst floods
jökulhlaups
iceCoverThickness up to several hundred meters of ice
lastEruption May 2011
locatedIn Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull ice cap
linked to: Vatnajökull

southeast Iceland
meaningOfName “Grímur’s lakes” or “masked lakes”
monitoredBy Icelandic Civil Protection
Icelandic Meteorological Office
nameLanguage Icelandic
notableFor ash-producing eruptions
frequent eruptions
jökulhlaups
partOf Iceland hotspot
Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system
linked to: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
produces basaltic magma
tephra
volcanic ash clouds
tectonicSetting Iceland plume
divergent plate boundary
VEI up to VEI 4–5 in historical eruptions
volcanicZone Eastern Volcanic Zone of Iceland

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Vatnajökull National Park contains Grímsvötn volcano
Vatnajökull ice cap overliesVolcano Grímsvötn
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Hornafjörður hasNearbyVolcano Grímsvötn
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake associatedWith Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake partOf Grímsvötn volcanic system
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake heatedBy Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake locatedAbove Grímsvötn magma chamber
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Lakagígar area partOf Grímsvötn volcanic system
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Lakagígar area relatedTo Grímsvötn central volcano
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Bárðarbunga locatedNear Grímsvötn volcano
subject linked to: Bárðarbunga volcano
East Volcanic Zone of Iceland hasVolcanicSystem Grímsvötn volcanic system
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano