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Abstracted geological map of Snæfellsnes volcanic belt for use in articles on Snæfellsjökull, Helgrindur, Ljósufjöll,Snæfellsnes and Geological deformation of Iceland. Use of the file in other articles will revert to standard colours that do not distinguish between the three volcanoes except if a user uses mouse-over. Source
The stratovolcano, which is the only large central volcano in its part of Iceland, has many pyroclastic cones on its flanks. Upper-flank craters produced intermediate to felsic materials. Several holocene eruptions have originated from the summit crater and have produced felsic material, [ 2 ] with pumice from the two most recent major ...
The Snæfellsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌnɛːs] ⓘ) is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland. The peninsula has a volcanic origin having the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt down its centre, and the Snæfellsjökull volcano , regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, at its western tip.
The volcanic system is part of the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (zone). This is an intra-plate volcanic zone less than 3.3 million years old, erupting through 25–29 km (16–18 mi) of crust at Ljósufjöll. [3]
The range is part of the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt that extends from the prominent stratovolcano Snæfellsjökull and its volcanic system, to the Helgrindur volcanic system and then on via Vatnafell, a tuya, [3] to the Ljósufjöll volcanic system in an east to west lineament. [1]
Iceland volcano map - where is Grindavik? 18:00 , Athena Stavrou Grindavik is a small fishing town of about 3,500 people in Iceland’s southwest Reykjanes peninsula.
translate "Snæfellsnes Zone" after the original french version is now translatable: 13:44, 18 April 2010: 726 × 588 (362 KB) Chris.urs-o: Typo, volcano to volcanoes, high alumina basalt to transitional alkalic basalt: 20:49, 30 March 2010: 726 × 588 (362 KB) Chris.urs-o
The Snæfellsnes volcanic belt (SVB, Snæfellsnes volcanic zone, [5] SVZ) is an area of renewed intra-plate volcanism (North American Plate), less than 1.5 million years old. [28] The SVB erupted through the western aspects of the extinct SHRZ, which is a predecessor to the present MIB.