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Fremrinamar Volcano — Iceland

StratovolcanoType
1200 BCELast eruption
970 mElevation
IcelandCountry
Fremrinamar
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The Fremrinámar volcanic system, N of Askja and SE of Myvatn lake, includes the central Ketildyngja shield volcano and the Sveinar fissure swarm that extends 130 km to the north coast of Iceland. The Kerlingardyngja shield volcano to the south is early Holocene. The latest eruption produced the Burfellshraun lava flow about 3,200 years ago that covered 75 km2.

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