The Krýsuvík fires were a period of volcanic activity in a fissure swarm known as
Krýsuvík
Krýsuvík (also Krísuvík, both pronounced in Icelandic language, Icelandic) is an area in Southwest (Icelandic constituency), Southwest Iceland at about 35 km from Reykjavík.
Geography and access
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:is: Krýsuvíkureldar) on the
Reykjanes peninsula
Southern Peninsula (, ) is an administrative unit and part of Reykjanesskagi (pronounced ), or Reykjanes Peninsula, a region in southwest Iceland. It was named after Reykjanes, the southwestern tip of Reykjanesskagi.
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The fires started in the middle of the 12th century, probably in 1151 and written sources indicate that they ended in 1188. Lava flows associated with the Krýsuvík fires are Ögmundarhraun, Mávahlíðahraun and Kapelluhraun .
See also
* List of volcanic eruptions on Iceland
* Krýsuvík (volcanic system)
The volcanic system of Krýsuvík (or Krísuvík, both pronounced in Icelandic language, Icelandic, also Trölladyngja-Krýsuvík or Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja volcanic system), is situated in the south–west of Iceland on the Reykj ...
* Volcanism of Iceland
:''The volcano system in Iceland that started activity on August 17, 2014, and ended on February 27, 2015, is Bárðarbunga.''
:''The volcano in Iceland that erupted in May 2011 is Grímsvötn.''
Iceland experiences frequent volcanic activity, ...
* Geology of Iceland
The geology of Iceland is unique and of particular interest to geologists. Iceland lies on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate. It also lies above a hotspot, the Iceland plume. The plume is believed ...
* List of volcanoes in Iceland
There are too many presumed extinct or now inactive volcanic features to list all of these below, so most monogenetic volcanoes can not be mentioned individually. This list of volcanoes in Iceland only includes major active and dormant volcano, ...
* Geological deformation of Iceland
The geological deformation of Iceland is the way that the rocks of the island of Iceland are changing due to tectonic forces. The geological deformation help to explain the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, fissures, and the shape of the island. ...
* Global Volcanism Program
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history during the Quaternary Period of Earth's geologic history, with particular emphasis on volcanic activity during the Holocene Epoc ...
References
External links
Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes
Mountains of Iceland
Active volcanoes
One-thousanders of Iceland
Volcanic systems of Iceland
Krýsuvík Volcanic System
Reykjanes Volcanic Belt
Fissure vents
Southern Region (Iceland)
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