Öræfajökull volcanic system

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The Öræfajökull volcanic system is a large ice-covered stratovolcano in southeast Iceland that forms part of Vatnajökull National Park and includes Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
stratovolcano
subglacial volcano
volcanic system
contains Hvannadalshnúkur
continent Europe
country Iceland
Iceland
coveredBy glacier
ice cap
elevation 2110 m
2110 m
elevationReference above sea level
eruptionStyle explosive
geologicalProvince East Volcanic Zone of Iceland
glacier Vatnajökull ice cap
surface form: Vatnajökull
hasCaldera yes
hasHighestPoint Hvannadalshnúkur
hasPart Hvannadalshnúkur
hasType ice-covered stratovolcano
hazard jökulhlaup
pyroclastic flows
tephra fall
highestPointOf Iceland
isOnIsland Iceland
isProtectedArea yes
languageOfName Icelandic
lastEruption 1727–1728
locatedIn Vatnajökull National Park
southeast Iceland
meaningOfName wasteland glacier
monitoringAgency Icelandic Meteorological Office
Icelandic Meteorological Office Volcano Observatory
mountainRange Öræfajökull
namedAfter Öræfi region
near Atlantic Ocean
Vatnajökull National Park
surface form: Skaftafell

Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
surface form: Skeiðarársandur
partOf South Iceland volcanic zone
Vatnajökull ice cap
previousEruption 1362
protectionStatus within national park
tectonicSetting Iceland hotspot
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge region
tourismActivity glacier hiking
mountaineering
ski touring
volcanicArcOrBelt Iceland volcanic belt
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Hvannadalshnúkur mountainRange Öræfajökull volcanic system
Hvannadalshnúkur belongsToVolcanicZone Öræfajökull volcanic system
this entity surface form: Öræfajökull volcanic belt
Öræfajökull partOf Öræfajökull volcanic system
this entity surface form: East Volcanic Zone of Iceland