A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure, eruption fissure or simply a fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is often a
A volcanic fissure and lava channel with lava fountain
Channel of lava erupted during a fissure eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii, 2007
Eruption fissure with spatter cones, Holuhraun, Iceland, 2014
Mauna Loa with different lava flows and fissure vent
The peak Prestahnúkur with a height of 1,223 m, is in the Western Volcanic Zone to the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitla
Prestahnúkur
Prestahnúkur seen from Kaldidalur Highland road