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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: volcano
Part of: Dyngjufjöll
Has part: Öskjuvatn
Official name: Askja
Country: Iceland
Located in: Þingeyjarsveit
Continent: Europe
Area: 45
Elevation: 1516
Material used: rhyolite
Image: Island Askja.jpg

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Commons gallery: Askja
located in protected area: Vatnajökull National Park
Commons category: Askja (central volcano)
inception: 1978-00-00
native label: Askja
described at URL: icelandicvolcanoes.is//?volcano=ASK
mountain range: Dyngjufjöll

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

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.

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