Grímsvötn photograph

Grímsvötn

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Last eruptionMay 24, 2011
Elevation 1725
Prominence89 m
Did you knowThe ash cloud from the eruption rose to 20 km (12 mi), and is so far 10 times larger than the 2004 eruption, and the strongest in Grímsvötn in the last 100 years.
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About Grímsvötn


Grímsvötn is a volcano in southeast Iceland. It is in the highlands of Iceland at the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice-cap. The caldera is at 64°25′N 17°20′W, at an elevation of 1,725 m. Beneath the caldera is the magma chamber of the Grímsvötn volcano.

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