
Prestahnúkur
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The peak Prestahnúkur () with a height of , is in the Western Volcanic Zone to the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull. The volcano Prestahnúkur includes the terrain under the Geitlandsjökull glacier continuous to the peak and also includes fissure fields to its north and south.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Prestahnúkur
- Mountain.photo
- Islande Kaldidalur montagne.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Prestahnúkur
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1223
- Mountain.translation
- peak of the priests
- Mountain.language
- Icelandic
- Mountain.location
- Iceland
- Mountain.type
- Subglacial
- Mountain.last_eruption
- about 900 CE
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Icelandic Volcanoes
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1223
- Image
- Geitlandsjökull 1.JPG
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- Prestahnúkur
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9 sectionsContents
- The volcanic system
- Rock Geology
- The name
- Highland Road Kaldidalur and mountaineering
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The peak Prestahnúkur () with a height of , is in the Western Volcanic Zone to the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull. The volcano Prestahnúkur includes the terrain under the Geitlandsjökull glacier continuous to the peak and also includes fissure fields to its north and south.
== The volcanic system == The central volcano Prestahnúkur consists of a rhyolite tuya that was formed entirely under ice, and has been dated as 89 ± 24 , but another dating is about 60 ka. Two vents have been found. At the base of the northern flank is a geothermal area, with the rhyolite and hot springs suggesting that a long-lived magma chamber is or has been present. There has been intermittent seismic activity, mostly in an area about wide centred at the central volcano, but as no dyke intrusions have been observed, so it is unproven that the volcano is active.
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