Eyjafjallajökull volcano

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Eyjafjallajökull volcano is an ice-capped stratovolcano in southern Iceland best known for its 2010 eruption that disrupted air travel across Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ice-capped volcano
stratovolcano
volcano
ashPlumeHeight up to about 30,000 ft in 2010 eruption
up to about 9 km in 2010 eruption
belongsToVolcanicSystem Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system
caused widespread closure of European airspace in April 2010
country Iceland
eruptedInYear 1612
1821
1822
1823
2010
920
eruptionStyle explosive
phreatomagmatic
hasCaldera Eyjafjallajökull caldera
hasComposition basaltic-andesitic
hasCraterDiameter about 3–4 km
hasEruption 1612 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
1821–1823 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
circa 920 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
hasGlacier Eyjafjallajökull ice cap
hasIceCapArea about 30 sq mi
about 80 km²
hasLastMajorEruption 2010
hasLatitude about 63.63°N
hasLongitude about 19.62°W
hasNameMeaning Island mountain glacier
hasSummitElevation about 1651 m
about 5417 ft
hasType subglacial volcano
hasVEI VEI 4 (2010 eruption)
isCoveredBy Eyjafjallajökull glacier
isFamousFor 2010 ash cloud that disrupted European air travel
locatedIn Suðurland
southern Iceland
locatedNear Mýrdalsjökull
Skógar
South Coast of Iceland
Þórsmörk
locatedOn Mid-Atlantic Ridge
locatedWestOf Katla volcano
monitoredBy Icelandic Civil Protection
Icelandic Meteorological Office
nameLanguage Icelandic
partOf East Volcanic Zone of Iceland
volcanoNumber 372030

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South Coast of Iceland hasPart Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Suðurland contains Eyjafjallajökull
linked to: Eyjafjallajökull volcano
East Volcanic Zone of Iceland overlainBy Eyjafjallajökull glacier
linked to: Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Southern Region of Iceland contains Eyjafjallajökull volcano
South Iceland volcanic zone contains Eyjafjallajökull
linked to: Eyjafjallajökull volcano