Andrew's+Volcano

My **volcano** is called Eyjafsallajokull and it got its name because it means Island, Mountain, and glacier. Eyjafsallajokull is an island and has a elevation of 5,466 ft. Eyjafsallajokull is located in Iceland and has a longitude/latitude of 63 degrees N and 19 degrees W. It is also located in the Arctic ocean. Eyjafsallajokull is located near water on an ice cap but does not have any **geysers **, and it is not located on a **island arc**. It is also located near another more powerful volcano named Katla. Eyjafsallajokull's history of the eruptions are that it you erupted in 2010, 1821, 1823, and 1999. It is a **active** volcano which means it erupts all the time and is classified as a strato-volcano or also called a **composite volcano**. Eyjafsallajokull Is both a constructive and destructive volcano, and has **explosive eruptions.** My volcano is located near a plate boundary, the tectonic plate that my volcano is on is the North American plate. The 2 plates that it is between are the Eurasian plate and the North American plate. A divergent boundary is the type of plate boundary that is taking place under this volcano and the plate that is being subducted is unknown. The geography around my volcano is snowy and mountainous, my volcano is also on a ice cap. This volcano doesn't have a giant impact on the community but it does spread ash everywhere and kills plants. Unfortunately there are no folklore or legends involving my volcano. Did you know that Eyjafsallajokull was dormant until it erupted in 2010? Well it is now considered a active volcano. Eyjafsallajokull Is the located in South of Iceland. It is also 3 to 4 kilometers wide and has a base of 39 square km. Eyjafsallajokull is not the tallest volcano but is still 5,470 feet tall. When the **lava** that came out of Eyjafsallajokull's **magma chamber** the **lava flow** was tested and turned out to be 1800°F. Eyjafsallajokull and other icelandic volcanos power icelandic cities with **geothermal energy.**

**Work Cited: Wikipedia, G.V.P, Google Images, How The Earth Was Made, Youtube.** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallajökull.

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