Have you ever dreamed of visiting a volcano and taking a closer look at it? For many decades, Iceland has been known for its volcanic eruptions and volcano tourist spots. 

Let Us Get To Know Some Of The Important Information And Facts About Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption:

Do You Know? 

Iceland has been known for a long time for the eruptions occurring forever!

Do you know how responsible the Iceland government is? Well, they are the best!

€900,000 has been given to the tourism spot in Iceland to have proper maintenance and infrastructures like parking lots, toilets, and many more. And also, paths are marked on the way to the volcano. If not, people may get lost in their paths and meet with accidents too! 

Recently, an American is said to have lost his path while visiting the volcano.

So, Be Careful, People!

If you are traveling to Iceland, grab the chance to experience the fog and after a week, do not miss taking a look at the erupting volcano too!

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You can see how much lava has flooded the Geldingadalir valley. Way too much, isn’t it?

From a distance, you can look at the volcano’s fog. Isn’t it enthralling?

At a 500 meter distance, make sure to take a look at the volcanic fissures.

Don’t forget to participate in volcanic eruption events. I’m sure that it would be more interesting than a movie-time!

Once the show begins, you can see lava flows from the crater’s edge. First, it may seem thin and light, later the lava becomes a dense and fiery red color. 

The process of lava flowing out will be shown several times to the viewers. 

In Iceland, the Geldingadalir volcano recently exploded three months back. To our shock, volcanic expert’s reports state that the eruptions may continue even for decades.

As said, if the volcano eruption continues, gradually the lava flow would reach the towns nearby and till Svartsengi power station. 

Though the flow is slow, it might end up forming a shield volcano, who knows!? But, as per the fact, if the eruption could last for another 50 years, Iceland is on its way to creating a record of building another Skjaldbreiður mountain, says volcanologist.

Do You Know Skjaldbreiður?

Skjaldbreiður Mountain is a volcano 1,060 meters high. It is located in West Iceland. It was said that if we place the Skjaldbreiður on top of the erupting Fagradalsfjall, the lava would sum up to a large amount.

Thank God, the nearby town of Grindavík has been protected from the lava flow and prevents further damage.

Did You Know That An Eruption Indicates The Beginning Of An Active Period?

As we all know, Iceland is located on a rift between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. As the rifts or plates move apart from each other, tension is created. This leads to releasing of these tensions into the earth’s crust, which ends up creating earthquakes. Sometimes, eruptions too!

One may ask what the relation between an eruption and geology is!

A volcanic period that lasts for 400-500 years determines a geological period. Over 800 years, the current eruption is the first one in the region.

It either indicates the end of a seismic period or a beginning of a period of volcanic activity. Interesting, right?

Here is another fact why the Geldingadalir eruption is special and noted.

In most of the eruptions, the magma source is close to the earth’s chamber whereas, in Geldingadalir eruption, the magma is flowing directly from the earth’s mantle.

And also, it has been approximately 7,000 years since the Reykjanes erupted in Iceland.

Being Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík is crowded with people who are coming to see the most amazing volcano shows! Here, you can see a volcanic lava fountain that will reach up to 1000 feet in the air.

Formed recently, the Geldingadalir volcano in Iceland is the hottest one!  It is said that the super-hot lava reaches 2000F.

To the expert’s shock, the magma has traveled from someplace deep within the earth!

Ohh, interesting!

Another interesting fact is that the atmosphere we have was formed because the volcanoes put out gasses there.

Thordarson, the volcano expert, keeps track of how the lava flows and he predicts the direction of where the lava would flow.

He also interpreted that this might be a warning that the volcano may explode even more deadly and scary. He also says that there is a fifty-fifty probability that the volcano’s eruption might end soon or not!

The Iceland Meteorological office is keeping an eye on the volcano keenly. 

And also, the Reykjanes after being dormant for more than 800 years showed a warning to erupt after being shaken by 50,000 earthquakes.

As known, almost 80% of the volcanoes are found underwater. But as of Iceland, the volcanoes here are visible from the streets themselves. Thus, the place serves as a great tourism spot also. 

Nearly 40 volunteers offer service to keep an eye on the volcano every day.

The 2010 eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano created a history. Though the volcano is small in size, the air and dust released were enormous. It created an impact for the next six days. 

The disruption lasted for almost a month. Only during 2010, the official announcement of the eruption being stopped came.

From 14–20 April, dust and ash created from the eruption spread over most of the areas of Northern Europe. 

This impact made more than 20 countries close their airspace for betterment. This affected more than 10 million people.

During May and June, the lava flow cooled a bit and it got settled across the valleys.

You can still see orange lava if you visit the volcano.

It is reported that history has not seen any such volcanic eruptions since the past five years.

Like every other place, in Iceland, the lava flows from the mantle to the crust in full pressure. 

Since Iceland is now free of the pandemic, volcanic spots are filled with crowd now. So, plan a trip and visit Iceland’s volcano. 

Hope you would have liked this post on the history and interesting facts about volcanoes!