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Eldgjá ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛltˌcauː] ⓘ, "fire canyon") is a volcano and a canyon in Iceland. Eldgjá is part of the Katla volcano; it is a segment of a 40 kilometres (25 mi) long chain of volcanic craters and fissure vents that extends northeast away from Katla volcano almost to the Vatnajökull ice cap.
Eldgjá y el volcán Katla pertenecen al mismo sistema volcánico del sur del país. 1 Eldgjá significa "cañón de fuego" en islandés . Características. Se encuentra entre Landmannalaugar y Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Es el mayor cañón volcánico en la Tierra con 270 m de profundidad y 600 m de ancho en su zona más profunda.
Between the years 934 and 940, shortly after the settlement of Iceland, a catastrophic eruption originated in Katla and continued over a long period of activity. The massive, 75 kilometres long Eldgjá fissure opened up northeast of the eruption site and almost reaches from one glacier to the next.
18 de mar. de 2022 · El sistema cubre al menos 57 kilómetros entre ambos glaciares, aunque en realidad no se sepa con certeza si se prolonga bajo las nieves perpetuas, que esconden dos de los mayores volcanes de la isla: el Katla y el Grímsvötn.
Katla is one of the largest volcanoes in Iceland. [6] It is situated to the north of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Its peak reaches 1,512 metres (4,961 ft) and is partially covered by the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. The system has an area of 595 km 2 (230 sq mi).
It is approximately 40-50 kilometers long, 270 m. deep and 600 m. wide that looks gigantic and is a sight to behold. Eldgjá, which is the largest basalt flood lava eruption (took place around 938 AD) is a part of Katla Geopark, which is home to another basaltic flood lava eruption site – Laki in 1783-1784.
Katla volcano, located near the southern end of Iceland's eastern volcanic zone, is hidden beneath the Myrdalsjökull icecap. The subglacial basaltic-to-rhyolitic volcano is one of Iceland's most active and is a frequent producer of damaging jökulhlaups, or glacier-outburst floods.
