Bárðarbunga volcano

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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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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionStart 2014-08 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionType fissure eruption ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionVEI VEI 4–5 (approximate) ⓘ
locatedIn central Iceland ⓘ
locatedNear Askja volcano ⓘ
linked to: Askja

Grímsvötn volcano ⓘ
locatedUnder Vatnajökull ice cap ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull
monitoredBy Icelandic Civil Protection ⓘ
Icelandic Meteorological Office ⓘ
mountainRange Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Iceland segment) ⓘ
nameMeaningApproximate "Bárður’s bulge" or "Bárður’s mountain" ⓘ
notableEruption 1477 fissure eruption ⓘ
2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption ⓘ
overlainBy Vatnajökull glacier ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull
partOf Eastern Volcanic Zone of Iceland ⓘ
Vatnajökull volcanic system ⓘ
prominence over 500 m ⓘ
tectonicSetting Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
divergent plate boundary ⓘ
volcanoType stratovolcano ⓘ
subglacial volcano ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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 ⓘ
linked to: Bárðarbunga volcano
Hornafjörður → hasNearbyVolcano → Bárðarbunga ⓘ
linked to: Bárðarbunga volcano
East Volcanic Zone of Iceland → hasVolcanicSystem → Bárðarbunga volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Bárðarbunga volcano