Bárðarbunga volcano

E918634

active volcano stratovolcano subglacial volcano

Bárðarbunga volcano is a large subglacial stratovolcano in central Iceland known for its powerful eruptions and extensive lava fields beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bárðarbunga	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ subglacial volcano ⓘ
age	Holocene ⓘ
calderaDepth	up to about 700 m ⓘ
calderaDiameter	approximately 10 km ⓘ
composition	basaltic ⓘ tholeiitic basalt ⓘ
country	Iceland ⓘ
elevation	about 6591 ft ⓘ approximately 2009 m ⓘ
eruptiveStyle	effusive fissure eruptions ⓘ subglacial eruptions ⓘ
geologicalPeriodActive	Quaternary ⓘ
hasFeature	caldera ⓘ
hasGlacierCover	yes ⓘ
hasLavaField	Holuhraun NERFINISHED ⓘ extensive lava fields beneath Vatnajökull ⓘ
hazard	ash fall ⓘ gas emissions ⓘ jökulhlaups (glacial outburst floods) ⓘ lava flows ⓘ
languageOfName	Icelandic ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionEnd	2015-02 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionLavaArea	over 80 km² ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionLavaVolume	about 1.5 km³ ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionLocation	Holuhraun lava field NERFINISHED ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionStart	2014-08 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionType	fissure eruption ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionVEI	VEI 4–5 (approximate) ⓘ
locatedIn	central Iceland ⓘ
locatedNear	Askja volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Grímsvötn volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedUnder	Vatnajökull ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	Icelandic Civil Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ Icelandic Meteorological Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainRange	Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Iceland segment) NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaningApproximate	"Bárður’s bulge" or "Bárður’s mountain" ⓘ
notableEruption	1477 fissure eruption ⓘ 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlainBy	Vatnajökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Volcanic Zone of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatnajökull volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ
prominence	over 500 m ⓘ
tectonicSetting	Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ divergent plate boundary ⓘ
volcanoType	stratovolcano ⓘ subglacial volcano ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vatnajökull National Park → contains → Bárðarbunga volcano ⓘ

Vatnajökull ice cap → overliesVolcano → Bárðarbunga volcano ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bárðarbunga