Grímsnes

Grímsnes
Kerið - One of many volcanic craters within the volcanic system.
Highest point
Elevation214 metres (702 ft)
Coordinates64°2′N 20°52′W / 64.033°N 20.867°W / 64.033; -20.867
Geography
Geology
Mountain typeCrater rows
Last eruption~3500 BCE

Grímsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrimsˌnɛːs] ⓘ) is a relatively small fissure or crater row volcanic system located in South Iceland, located south–east of Lake Thingvallavatn and east of the en echelon group of volcanic systems extending across the Reykjanes Peninsula, that erupted last in the Holocene.

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