Sundhnúkur
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Sundhnúkur is a volcanic hill, within its associated Sundhnúksgígar crater row and volcanic fissures in the Svartsengi volcanic system, part of the Reykjanes Peninsula rift zone of Iceland. It is the
Sundhnúkur with recent lava in the background
A picture from the eruption on 16 March, note the singular spatter cone/vent. Photo taken from Hagafell.
The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland is the continuation of the mostly submarine Reykjanes Ridge, a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on land and reaching from Esja in the north and Hengill in t
Sundhnúkur
…Svartsengisfell to its west. The crater row is usually now classified as part of the Eldvörp–Svartsengi or Svartsengi volcanic system which is part of the Reykjanes volcanic belt. There are previous classifications that included the volcano in the Reykjanes volcanic system and what was termed the Grindavik volcanic fissure system…
Volcanism at Reykjanes Peninsula: Craters and lavas from the 13th century, acidic lake from geothermal power station, steam vents and hydrothermal alteration (Reykjanes volcanic system)
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Þráinskjöldur displaying its very gentle slope with Keilir and mountains of the Krýsuvík Volcanic System
Keilir subglacial cone, surrounded by lavas and other volcanic landforms of Holocene shield volcano Þráinskjóldur as well as fissures and faults