Iceland

The best Volcanoes in Iceland

Iceland
Volcano in Austurland
Öræfajökull
Öræfajökull is the largest covered active volcano in Iceland, an ice—covered stratovolcano at the southern tip of the Vatnajökull glacier. On the northwestern...
Volcano in Austurland
Hvannadalshnúkur
Hvannadalshnúkur is the highest peak of the Öræfajökull glacier and the highest mountain in Iceland.Located in the Vatnajökull National Park. According to the...
Volcano in Southern region
Hekla
Hekla is a volcano in the south of Iceland, with a height of 1,491 meters, considered the most active volcano in Iceland. In the Middle Ages, Icelanders called...
Volcano in Southern region
Brennisteinsald
Brennisteinsalda Volcano "Sulfur Wave" is a volcano located in the Fjallabak National Reserve. The name in translation: "sulfur wave", comes from the sulfur...
Volcano in Southern region
Bláhnjúkur
Blahnjúkur volcano is a volcano with a height of 940 m. Its name translates as "blue peak" because of the blue-black color of its sides, which is caused by...
Volcano in The Reykjavik Peninsula
Fagradalsfjall
Fagradalsfjall is an active volcano formed during the Ice Age on the Reykjavik Peninsula. It is a relatively young and active volcano on the Reykjavik...
Volcano in Vesturland
Grabrok
Grabrok (Grábrók) is a volcanic crater in the west of Iceland. Formed about 3,400 years ago, the crater is the largest of the three craters within a single...
Volcano in Northeastern Region
Herdubreid
Herdubreid (Herðubreið) is a table mountain volcano located in the northeast of Iceland, on the Odadahraun desert lava field. This impressive 1,682-meter-high...
Volcano in Northeastern Region
Askja
Askja is an active stratovolcano located in the eastern part of Iceland. Askya Volcano is part of the Vatnajokull National Park. The volcano rises 1,510 meters...
Volcano in Northeastern Region
Hverfell
Hverfjall (Hverfell) is a 396—meter-high tephra explosion crater near the eastern shore of Lake Myvatn in northern Iceland. It is one of the largest and best...