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Grímsvötn (; vötn = "waters", singular: ) is an active volcano with a (partially subglacial) fissure system located in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The central volcano is completely subglacial and located under the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice cap. The subglacial caldera is at , at an elevation of . Beneath the caldera is the magma chamber of the Grímsvötn volcano.

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Grímsvötn is an active volcano in Iceland located beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap in Vatnajökull National Park. Much of the volcano is hidden under glacial ice, with its subglacial magma chamber playing an important role in Iceland's volcanic activity.

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Mountain.name
Grímsvötn
Mountain.photo
Iceland_Grimsvoetn_1972-B.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Grímsvötn and the Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland, July 1972
Mountain.elevation_m
1725
Mountain.listing
List of volcanoes in Iceland
Mountain.location
Austur-Skaftafellssýsla / Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland
Mountain.map
Iceland
Mountain.relief
1
Mountain.label_position
right
Mountain.type
Volcanic caldera
Mountain.last_eruption
May 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
volcano
Country
Iceland
Located in
Skaftárhreppur
Elevation
1725
Material used
picrobasalt
Image
Iceland Grimsvoetn 1972-B.jpg
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Commons category
Grímsvötn
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Grímsvötn
located in protected area
Vatnajökull National Park
native label
Grímsvötn
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6 mapped locations