List of volcanoes in Iceland

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iceland.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Askja 1516 4974 65.03° N 16.75° W 1961
Bárðarbunga 2005 6515 64.64° N 17.56° W 1903
Brennisteinsfjöll 626 2054 63.92° N 21.83° W 1341 ± 1 year
Eldfell 279 915 63.43° N 20.25° W 1973
Eldgjá fissure system ~800 - 64.24° N 18.37° W 1784
Esjufjöll 1760 5774 64.27° N 16.65° W 1927
Eyjafjallajökull 1666 5466 63.63° N 19.62° W 1823
Fremrinamur 939 3081 65.43° N 16.65° W 800 BC ± 300 years
Grímsnes 214 702 64.03° N 20.87° W 3500 BC (?)
Grímsvötn 1725 5659 64.42° N 17.33° W 2004
Hekla 1491 4892 63.98° N 19.70° W 2000
Hengill 803 2634 64.18° N 21.33° W 90 ± 100 years
Herðubreið - - 65.18° N 16.34° W -
Hofsjökull 1782 5846 64.85° N 19.53° W unknown; active during Holocene
Hveravellir hot spring - - 64.87° N 19.55° W -
Jólnir 70 230 63.30° N 20.63° W 1966; has since eroded completely
Katla 1512 4961 63.63° N 19.05° W 1918
Kerlingarfjöll 1488 4882 64.63° N 19.32° W unknown; active during Holocene
Kolbeinsey ridge 5 16 66.67° N 18.50° W 1755
Kollóttadyngja 1177 3825 65.22° N 16.55° W -
Krafla 650 2133 65.73° N 16.78° W 1984
Krísuvík 379 1243 63.93° N 22.10° W 1340 (?)
Krakatindur 300 63.55° N 19.30° W (?)
Kverkfjöll 1,764 5733 64.65° N 16.72° W 1968
Laki 1725 5606 64.06° N 18.22° W 1785
Langjökull 1360 4462 64.75° N 19.98° W 925 ± 25 years
Loki-Fögrufjöll 1570 5151 64.48° N 17.80° W 1910
Ljósufjöll 988 3241 64.87° N 22.23° W 960 ± 10 years
Lýsuhóll 540+ 1772+ 64.87° N 23.25° W unknown; active during Holocene
Öræfajökull 2119 6952 64.00° N 16.65° W 1727
Prestahnúkur 1386 4504 64.60° N 20.60° W 7550 BC ± 500 years
Reykjanes 230 755 63.88° N 22.50° W 1227 (?)
Reykjaneshryggur -80 -262 63.67° N 23.33° W 1970(?)
Snæfellsjökull 1448 4751 64.80° N 23.78° W -
Strokkur - - 64.31° N 20.30° W
Surtsey 174 - 63.30° N 20.62° W 1963
Thorolfsfell - - - -
Tindfjallajökull 1463 4800 63.78° N 19.57° W unknown; active during Holocene
Tjornes fracture zone - - 66.30° N 17.10° W 1868
Torfajökull 1259 4131 63.92° N 19.17° W 1477
Tungnafellsjökull 1535 5036 64.73° N 17.92° W unknown; active during Holocene
Vatnafjöll 1235 4052 63.92° N 19.67° W 750 ± 1000 years
Vestmannaeyjar 279 915 63.43° N 20.28° W 1973
Viti - - 65.05° N 16.72° W geothermal lake in Askja system
Viti - - 65.73° N 16.78° W part of Krafla system
Þeistareykjarbunga 564 1850 65.88° N 16.83° W 750 BC ± 100 years

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