Grímsnes () is a
fissure or crater row
volcanic system
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ar ...
located in South
Iceland, a relatively small volcanic system located SE of Thingvallavatn lake east of an en echelon group of volcanic fields extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula. The
elevation at its apex is 214 meters.
Tephrochronology approximates the volcano's last eruption as 3500 BC.
The individual volcanoes in the area include
Kerið
Kerið (; also Kerith or Kerid) is a volcanic crater lake located in the Grímsnes area in south Iceland, along the Golden Circle. It is one of several crater lakes in the area, known as Iceland's Western Volcanic Zone, which includes the Reyk ...
, a lake-filled
volcanic crater.
The Grímsneshraun
lava-fields in the area cover a total of . The largest of these plains is the Seyðishólar-Kerhólahraun field which covers . Other sizeable plains include the Tjarnarhólahraun field at , the Kálfshólahraun field at and the Álftarhólshraun . The total volume of lava produced in the lava flows of Grímsnes has been estimated at
See also
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Geography of Iceland
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List of lakes of Iceland
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List of volcanoes in Iceland
This list of volcanoes in Iceland includes active and dormant volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since human settlement of Iceland began around 900 AD.
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Volcanic zones and systems
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Volcanism of Iceland
External links
Grímsnesin the
Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes
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Volcanoes of Iceland
Fissure vents
Dormant volcanoes
South Iceland Seismic Zone
Volcanic systems of Iceland
VEI-3 volcanoes
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