Volcanoes in Iceland

Öræfajökull is the largest covered active volcano in Iceland, an ice—covered stratovolcano at the southern tip of the Vatnajökull glacier. On the northwestern...

Hvannadalshnúkur is the highest peak of the Öræfajökull glacier and the highest mountain in Iceland. Located in the Vatnajökull National Park. According to the...

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...

Brennisteinsalda Volcano "Sulfur Wave" is a volcano located in the Fjallabak National Reserve. The name in translation: "sulfur wave", comes from the sulfur...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...