Veiðivötn
| Veiðivötn | |
|---|---|
Map of Veiðivötn Some lakes in area [Hide/show caption list] 1 Þjórsá2 Hrauneyjarón3 Sporðöldulón4 Krókslón5 Hnausapollur6 Grænavatn7 Litlisjór8 Hraunvötn9 Langosjór10 ÞórisvatnLakes and selected geological features including lava flows (1477 lavas are lighter violet). Shading also shows: calderas, central volcanoes and fissure swarms, subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), seismically active areas between 1995 and 2007. Clicking on the square icon enables mouse-over with expanded detail, including names of volcanic features. | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 64°07′N 18°48′W / 64.117°N 18.800°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southern Region, Iceland (Highlands) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fissure vents |
| Last eruption | 1477 |
Veiðivötn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈveiːðɪˌvœhtn̥], "fishing lakes") is a volcanic lake region in the Highlands of central Iceland, where approximately 50 lakes fill two rows of fissure vents.
Geologically, Veiðivötn is part of the Bárðarbunga volcanic system.[1]
In c. 6600 B.C., long before the settlement of Iceland, prehistoric eruptions from the region produced the Þjórsá Lava, the largest lava flow in Iceland, and the largest to have erupted anywhere on Earth during the Holocene.[1] Veiðivötn's current landscape was created in 1477 by an explosive VEI-6 fissure eruption of tholeiitic basalt.[1] It was the largest volcanic eruption in Iceland's recorded history.[2]
Today, many of the fissures from the 1477 eruption are filled with water lakes that have become popular for trout fishing.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Larsen, Guðrún; Guðmundsson, Magnús T. (2019). "Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes:Bárðarbunga Alternative name: Veiðivötn". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Bárðarbunga".
- ^ "Veiðivötn".