Hrútfell
| Hrútfell | ||
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 Hrútfell from the east ( Kjölur ), on the right in the background Langjökull |
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| height | 1410 m | |
| location | Icelandic highlands | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 44 ′ 24 ″ N , 19 ° 44 ′ 10 ″ W | |
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| Type | Tabular volcano | |
The Hrútfell is a 1410 m high table volcano in the Icelandic highlands . Its volume is given by Eason et al. (2015) estimated at 11.5 km 3 , which means that the amount of lava expelled - it is assumed that tabular volcanoes are mostly of monogenic origin - almost comes close to the infamous lakia eruptions of 1783.
The table volcano is located east of Langjökull near the highland slope Kjölur and is covered by a 10 km² glacier with five glacier tongues. Similar to Herðubreið , it was formed under a glacier in the Ice Age and only penetrated beyond it in the last phase of the eruption, so that a hood of lava layers can be found on top.
The Þverbrekknamúli hut is located near the mountain .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Eason et al .: Effects of deglaciation on the petrology and eruptive history of the Western Volcanic Zone, Iceland. Bulletin of Volcanology , June 2015, p. 6