Askja

Key facts

Mountain.name: Askja
Mountain.photo: Askja.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Askja caldera in 1984
Mountain.elevation_m: 1516
Mountain.range: Dyngjufjöll
Mountain.listing: Volcanoes of Iceland
Mountain.location: Iceland
Mountain.map: Iceland
Mountain.label_position: right
Mountain.type: caldera
Mountain.last_eruption: October to December 1961
Mountain.fetchwikidata: ALL

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Geography
NASA
Eruptions
1961
1875
Early Holocene
Summary
Activity
Öskjuvatn lake
Missing scientists
Social context of 1875 Askja eruption
Sights and tourism in the area
See also
References
External links
Photos and videos
Scientific papers

Askja () is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to , askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.