Krafla
Sign in to saveKrafla () is a volcanic caldera of about in diameter with a long fissure zone. It is located in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Its highest peak reaches up to and it is in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Krafla
- Mountain.photo
- Aerial View of Krafla and Leirhnjúkur 21.05.2008 16-08-27.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Aerial view of Krafla (mountain) and Krafla caldera with Leirhnjúkur in 2008
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 800
- Mountain.location
- Iceland
- Mountain.map
- Iceland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Iceland
- Mountain.label_position
- bottom
- Mountain.type
- Caldera
- Mountain.last_eruption
- September 1984
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- Overview
- History
- Krafla magma testbed
- See also
- References
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Krafla () is a volcanic caldera of about in diameter with a long fissure zone. It is located in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Its highest peak reaches up to and it is in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.
==Overview== thumb|left|Iceland Mid-Atlantic Ridge map