{"id":5926,"date":"2022-03-23T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2022-09-29T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:50:27","slug":"eldgja-volcano-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/geography\/volcano\/eldgja\/","title":{"rendered":"Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano in Iceland: Eruptions, Area, Caldera and Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano in Iceland (also known as the Fire Canyon) sits in the south of the country and spreads for 40 kilometers, it is the largest volcanic canyon on a world scale. Eldgj\u00e1 cradles the famous \u00d3f\u00e6rufoss waterfall. The volcanic canyon was discovered by \u00deorvaldur Thoroddsen in 1893. With no eruptions for over a millennium, Eldgj\u00e1 classifies as inactive. Although there are many volcanoes in Iceland<\/a>, Eldgj\u00e1 is one of the most attractive destinations for tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Where is the Location of Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano in Iceland?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Eldgj\u00e1 is located in South iceland<\/a> and lies between Landmannalaugar and Kirkjub\u00e6jarklaustur. The exact geographic coordinates of the Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano are 63.9664\u00b0 N, 18.6082\u00b0 W.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When did Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano Erupt last time?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Eldgj\u00e1 last erupted in 939 AD. Since it is not showing any signs of activity, now Eldgj\u00e1 is considered to be inactive.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are the Features of the Volcano of Eldgj\u00e1?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Geologically speaking, Eldgj\u00e1 represents a volcanic fissure that was formed as a result of a catastrophic volcanic eruption that occurred sometime around 934. The eruption was one of the largest in recorded history and produced 18 cubic kilometers of magma or 800 square kilometers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What type of Volcano is Eldgj\u00e1?<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Eldgj\u00e1 is a fissure vent and part of the same volcanic system as Katla. Eldgj\u00e1 is the world\u2019s largest volcanic canyon<\/a> and measures 40 kilometers in length, 600 meters in width, and 270 meters in depth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are the scientific expeditions for Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As the largest volcanic canyon in the world, Eldgj\u00e1 is a popular site for scientific expeditions. The goal of the scientific expeditions is to learn more about volcanic activity and the formation of the volcanic canyon as a landform.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are the Tours for Eldgj\u00e1 Iceland?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tours for Iceland often include the Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano. Since 2011, the northern part of Eldgj\u00e1 and the famous waterfall<\/a> are part of the Vatnajokull National Park which means the volcanic canyon is visited by thousands of tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are the Lakes close to the Eldgj\u00e1 Iceland?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are diverse Lakes in Iceland and Langisj\u00f3r Lake<\/a> is near the Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano. Langisj\u00f3r is 20 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide at its largest. The maximum depth is 73.5 meters.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Eldgj\u00e1 Volcano in Iceland (also known as the Fire Canyon) sits in the south of the country and spreads for 40 kilometers, it is the largest volcanic canyon on a world scale. Eldgj\u00e1 cradles the famous \u00d3f\u00e6rufoss waterfall. The volcanic canyon was discovered by \u00deorvaldur Thoroddsen in 1893. With no eruptions for over a millennium, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iceland.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}