Lakagígar area
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The Lakagígar area is a volcanic region in Iceland famed for the 1783–1784 Laki fissure eruption, one of the largest and most devastating lava eruptions in recorded history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
ⓘ
volcanic region ⓘ |
| access | highland roads (F-roads) in summer only ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateEffect | sulfuric aerosol veil in the atmosphere ⓘ |
| closestSettlements | Kirkjubæjarklaustur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| eruption | Laki eruption of 1783–1784 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionDuration | about 8 months ⓘ |
| eruptionEndDate | 1784-02-07 ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | 1783-06-08 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | basaltic flood lava eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionType | fissure eruption ⓘ |
| formedBy | series of explosive and effusive eruptions ⓘ |
| gasEmissions |
fluorine-rich gases
ⓘ
large quantities of sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipality of Skaftárhreppur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCraterCount | over 100 craters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Laki fissure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crater row ⓘ lava fields ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lava flows
ⓘ
tephra fall ⓘ toxic volcanic gases ⓘ |
| impact |
air pollution across Europe
ⓘ
cooling of Northern Hemisphere climate ⓘ famine in Iceland ⓘ livestock deaths due to fluorine poisoning ⓘ |
| lavaArea | approximately 600 square kilometres ⓘ |
| lavaVolume | approximately 14 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Icelandic Highlands
NERFINISHED
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southern Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Vatnajökull National Park authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "craters of Laki" in Icelandic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Vatnajökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the largest lava eruptions in recorded history
ⓘ
severe environmental and climatic impacts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grímsvötn volcanic system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laki volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | part of Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | "Móðuharðindin" (the Mist Hardships) in Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Grímsvötn central volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| tourism |
accessible by mountain tracks in summer
ⓘ
popular destination for hiking ⓘ |
| volcanicRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| volcanicSystemLength | approximately 25 kilometres ⓘ |
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