Eyjafjallajökull
| Eyjafjallajökull | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Eyjafjallajökull from the north-east | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Southwestern Iceland |
| Area | 66 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Thickness | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,666 metres (5,466 ft) |
| Status | Retreating |
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| Eyjafjallajökull | |
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| Guðnasteinn Hámundur | |
Gígjökull, Eyjafjallajökull's largest outlet glacier, covered in volcanic ash | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Mountain: 1,651 m (5,417 ft) (without ice cap) |
| Coordinates | 63°37′12″N 19°36′48″W / 63.62000°N 19.61333°W |
| Geography | |
Iceland | |
| Location | Suðurland, Iceland |
| Parent range | N/A |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | East Volcanic Zone |
| Last eruption | March to June 2010 |
Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic: [ˈeiːjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ; "glacier of (the mountain) Eyjafjöll"), sometimes referred to by the numeronym E15, is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, north of Skógar and west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 1,651 metres (5,417 ft). The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the Last Glacial Period, most recently in 2010, when, although relatively small for a volcanic eruption, it caused enormous disruption to air travel across northern and western Europe for a week.