Ethan's+volcano

Eyjafjallajökull

Eyjafjallajökull is a **volcano** in South Iceland. The many vocanoes in Iceland have the WHOLE island running on **geothermal energy**. This has formed **geysers** all over the island. Its name means "island mountain glacier". It probably got its name from the huge ice cap on top. Its height is 5,446 ft tall, which is about 1 mile high in elevation.Eyjafjallajökull is located at 63˚38'N/19˚36'W in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is not part of an **island arc.**

Eyjafjallajökull is known to have erupted in 1821, 1823, 1999, and 2010. In other words, it was **dormant** for about 180 years but is now **active** again. It is a stratovolcano, or a "**composite volcano ** ", like Krakatoa and Mt. Vesuvius. Eyjafjallajokull has mostly **explosive eruptions**. It's lava is very high in **silica **. It's eruptions are very destructive to itself and the area around it.

Eyjafjallajökull is not a hotspot volcano, because it is on a plate boundary, between the Eurasian plate and North American plate. It's at a divergent plate boundary. The crater is covered by an ice cap (another reason for the eruptions to be explosive--it builds up and blows it off).

The area around Eyjafjallajökull is mountainous and icy. Although this volcano gives farmers nearby good soil, when it //does// erupt, it spreads ash, ciders, and bombs everywhere, killing plants and polluting water. There are no legends or folklore involving Eyjafjallajökull, but it sure has stories to tell.

The crater on Eyjafjallajökull is 3-4 km wide, and the base is 39 sq. km. It's near the volcano of Katla, a much more big, powerful, and active volcano. When it erupted in 2010, more than 3000 2.0 earthquakes were felt by natives prior to the eruption. When it did erupt, there was lightning in the ash cloud billowing out the crater. After the eruption, a helicopter took a picture of the crater, and a demonic face had formed. With it being an active volcano, it is probable that it will erupt in the near future.