Grímsvötn volcano

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Grímsvötn volcano is one of Iceland’s most active subglacial volcanoes, located beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap and known for its frequent explosive eruptions and associated glacial outburst floods (jökulhlaups).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano ⓘ
subglacial volcano ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
associatedWith Skeiðará river jökulhlaups ⓘ
Skeiðarárjökull outlet glacier ⓘ
linked to: Skeiðarárjökull
country Iceland ⓘ
coveredBy Vatnajökull glacier ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull
elevation subglacial summit below ice surface ⓘ
eruptionConsequence large jökulhlaups on surrounding plains ⓘ
rapid melting of overlying ice ⓘ
sudden drainage of subglacial lakes ⓘ
eruptionFrequency one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions ⓘ
phreatomagmatic eruptions ⓘ
subglacial eruptions ⓘ
eruptionYear 1903 ⓘ
1922 ⓘ
1934 ⓘ
1983 ⓘ
1996 ⓘ
1998 ⓘ
2004 ⓘ
2011 ⓘ
hasCalderaDiameter approximately 6–8 km ⓘ
hasFeature associated fissure swarms ⓘ
central volcano ⓘ
subglacial caldera ⓘ
hasLake subglacial caldera lake ⓘ
hazard air traffic disruption ⓘ
ash fall ⓘ
glacial outburst floods ⓘ
jökulhlaups ⓘ
iceCoverThickness up to several hundred meters of ice ⓘ
lastEruption May 2011 ⓘ
locatedIn Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
Vatnajökull ice cap ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull

southeast Iceland ⓘ
meaningOfName “Grímur’s lakes” or “masked lakes” ⓘ
monitoredBy Icelandic Civil Protection ⓘ
Icelandic Meteorological Office ⓘ
nameLanguage Icelandic ⓘ
notableFor ash-producing eruptions ⓘ
frequent eruptions ⓘ
jökulhlaups ⓘ
partOf Iceland hotspot ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
produces basaltic magma ⓘ
tephra ⓘ
volcanic ash clouds ⓘ
tectonicSetting Iceland plume ⓘ
divergent plate boundary ⓘ
VEI up to VEI 4–5 in historical eruptions ⓘ
volcanicZone Eastern Volcanic Zone of Iceland ⓘ

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Vatnajökull National Park → contains → Grímsvötn volcano ⓘ
Vatnajökull ice cap → overliesVolcano → Grímsvötn ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Hornafjörður → hasNearbyVolcano → Grímsvötn ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake → associatedWith → Grímsvötn volcano ⓘ
Grímsvötn subglacial lake → partOf → Grímsvötn volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn subglacial lake → heatedBy → Grímsvötn volcano ⓘ
Grímsvötn subglacial lake → locatedAbove → Grímsvötn magma chamber ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Lakagígar area → partOf → Grímsvötn volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Lakagígar area → relatedTo → Grímsvötn central volcano ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano
Bárðarbunga → locatedNear → Grímsvötn volcano ⓘ
subject linked to: Bárðarbunga volcano
East Volcanic Zone of Iceland → hasVolcanicSystem → Grímsvötn volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Grímsvötn volcano