Volcanoes
44
Historically active
33
Highest
2,010 m
Iceland straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the North American and Eurasian plates pull apart. Below is an interactive map and list of volcanoes in Iceland, with type, status and elevation. Volcano data is sourced from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and partners.
Volcanoes in Iceland
- OraefajokullStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 2,010 m
- BardarbungaStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 2,000 m
- KverkfjollStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,930 m
- SnaefellStratovolcano 路 Holocene 路 1,833 m
- HofsjokullSubglacial volcano 路 Holocene 路 1,765 m
- LakagigarCaldera 路 Historical 路 1,725 m
- GrimsvotnCaldera 路 Historical 路 1,719 m
- ThordarhyrnaStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,659 m
- EyjafjallajokullStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,651 m
- ThordarhyrnaStratovolcano 路 Unknown 路 1,650 m
- EsjufjollStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,620 m
- TungnafellsjokullStratovolcano 路 Holocene 路 1,523 m
- MundafellStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,491 m
- KrakagigerStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,491 m
- KatlaSubglacial volcano 路 Historical 路 1,490 m
- HeklaStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,490 m
- TindfjallajokullStratovolcano 路 Holocene 路 1,464 m
- SnaefellsjokullStratovolcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 1,446 m
- PrestahnukurSubglacial volcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 1,385 m
- TorfajokullStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,280 m
- Oddnyjarhnjukur-LangjokullStratovolcano 路 Radiocarbon 路 1,100 m
- AskjaStratovolcano 路 Historical 路 1,080 m
- LjosufjollFissure vent 路 Anthropology 路 1,063 m
- TrollagigarCrater rows 路 Historical 路 1,000 m
- HelgrindurPyroclastic cone 路 Holocene 路 986 m
- FremrinamarStratovolcano 路 Tephrochronology 路 970 m
- HengillCrater rows 路 Radiocarbon 路 803 m
- KraflaCaldera 路 Historical 路 800 m
- BrennisteinsfjollCrater rows 路 Historical 路 610 m
- TheistareykirShield volcano 路 Tephrochronology 路 563 m
- LambafitCrater rows 路 Historical 路 550 m
- HromundartindurStratovolcano 路 Holocene? 路 550 m
- HeidarspordarFissure vent 路 Unknown 路 490 m
- Krysuvik-TrolladyngjaCrater rows 路 Historical 路 360 m
- KristnitokugigarCrater rows 路 Historical 路 301 m
- VestmannaeyjarSubmarine volcano 路 Historical 路 283 m
- FagradalsfjallFissure vent 路 Holocene 路 250 m
- GrimsnesCrater rows 路 Tephrochronology 路 200 m
- ReykjanesCrater rows 路 Historical 路 140 m
- ReykjaneshryggurSubmarine volcanoes 路 Historical 路 80 m
- EldeySubmarine 路 Unknown 路 70 m
- Kolbeinsey RidgeSubmarine volcano 路 Historical 路 5 m
- ManareyjarSubmarine volcano 路 Historical
- Tjornes Fracture ZoneSubmarine volcano 路 Historical 路 -75 m
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