Hverfjall
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Hverfjall (Script error: No such module "IPA".; also known as Hverfell Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a tephra cone or tuff ring volcano in northern Iceland, to the east of Mývatn.
It erupted in 2500 BP in the southern part of the Krafla fissure swarm.[1] The crater is approximately 1 km in diameter.[2]
Tephra has been carried from Hverfjall all over the Mývatn area. A landslide apparently occurred in the south part of the crater during the eruption, which accounts for the disruption to the round shape of the mountain.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the Age of Settlement, lava flowed from Svörtuborgir Script error: No such module "IPA"., at the southern end of Námafjall Script error: No such module "IPA"., around Hverfjall, which was nearly engulfed by the lava. At the same time an eruption occurred in the slopes above the valley of Hlíðardalur Script error: No such module "IPA"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The rim of the crater is only accessible by two paths, from the northwest and south. It is strictly forbidden to use other routes in ascent or descent.
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- ↑ The Hverfjall fissure eruption Script error: No such module "webarchive". Accessed 29 October 2008
- ↑ Rough Guide on HverfjallScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Accessed 29 October 2008
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