Krýsuvík fires

The Krýsuvík fires were a period of volcanic activity in a fissure swarm known as Krýsuvík (is: Krýsuvíkureldar) on the Reykjanes peninsula.[1][2][3][4]

Krýsuvík
Hverasvæði í Krýsuvík
Krýsuvíkurkirkja

The fires started in the middle of the 12th century, probably in 1151 and written sources indicate that they ended in 1188. Lava flows associated with the Krýsuvík fires are Ögmundarhraun, Mávahlíðahraun [ˈmauː(v)aˌl̥iːðaˌr̥œyːn] and Kapelluhraun .[1][2][3][4]

See also

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References
  1. "Yfirlit um síðasta gosskeið á Reykjanesskaga – 800-1240 e.Kr - Isor.is Overview of the last eruption period on the Reykjanes peninsula - 800-1240 AD". Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. KRÝSUVÍKURELDAR I – ALDUR ÖGMUNDARHRAUNS OG MIÐALDALAGSINS - Ferlir.is Krysuvikureldfar I - Age of Ögmundarhraun and the MiddleAge - Ferlir.is
  3. MBL.is, A 50 km long fissure line stretches from Krýsuvík
  4. - Eldey.is, Reykjanes


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