East Volcanic Zone of Iceland
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The East Volcanic Zone of Iceland is a major tectonically active rift zone in southeastern Iceland characterized by frequent volcanism, crustal spreading, and prominent volcanic systems and glaciers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Volcanic Zone of Iceland canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rift zone
ⓘ
tectonic region ⓘ volcanic zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iceland hotspot
ⓘ
Iceland mantle plume ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
crustal spreading
ⓘ
frequent volcanism ⓘ rift-related seismicity ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Hekla area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Vatnajökull region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
glaciology
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
fissure eruptions
ⓘ
jökulhlaups ⓘ magma intrusion ⓘ subglacial eruptions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciers
ⓘ
prominent volcanic systems ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
earthquakes
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ glacial outburst floods ⓘ lava flows ⓘ tephra fallout ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
basalt
ⓘ
rhyolite ⓘ tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
calderas
ⓘ
central volcanoes ⓘ fissure swarms ⓘ graben structures ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicSystem |
Bárðarbunga volcanic system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Grímsvötn volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Hekla volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Katla volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Torfajökull volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Öræfajökull volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Iceland ⓘ |
| orientation | southwest-northeast ⓘ |
| overlainBy |
Eyjafjallajökull glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mýrdalsjökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatnajökull ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Icelandic plate boundary zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundary |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
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