Trölladyngja

Situated in the Ódáðahraun lava field, Trölladyngja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰrœtlaˌtiɲca]) is the biggest of the Icelandic shield volcanoes, reaching a height of 1,468 metres (4,816 ft) above sea level,[1] and rising almost 600 metres above the surrounding desert and lava fields.

For the Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja volcanic system located in western Iceland, see Krýsuvík (volcanic system).
Trölladyngja
Highest point
Elevation1,468 m (4,816 ft)
Coordinates64°53′35″N 17°15′17″W
Geography
Trölladyngja is located in Iceland
Trölladyngja
Trölladyngja
Geology
Mountain typeshield volcano
Last eruption5000 years ago

It is about 10 kilometres in diameter and its inclination is 4 to 5° in the lower slopes, but 6 to 8° at higher elevations. Its oblong crater is about 1,200 to 1,500 metres in length, 500 metres broad, and about 100 metres deep.

Most of its lava fields have flowed in a northerly direction, with one branch of it reaching the valley of Bárðardalur, a distance of roughly 100 km.

Reports of an eruption in 1961 at Trölladyngja are most likely attributed to nearby Askja Caldera, which erupted the same year.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Guide to Iceland - Information about Trölladyngja, Retrieved Apr. 23, 2019.
  2. American Journal of Science, The eruption in Askja, 1961; a preliminary report by Sigurdur Thorarinsson and G. E. Sigvaldason, Retrieved Apr. 23, 2019.


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