Eiríksjökull is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of 22 km reaching a height of 1,675 m, atop the largest table mountain in Iceland which goes by the same name. This volcano which is about three times the area of its capping glacier is in the Western volcanic zone. It rises over 1,000 m above its surrounds and was formed presumably …
Eiríksjökull is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of 22 km reaching a height of 1,675 m, atop the largest table mountain in Iceland which goes by the same name. This volcano which is about three times the area of its capping glacier is in the Western volcanic zone. It rises over 1,000 m above its surrounds and was formed presumably by mongenetic subglacial volcanic activity. It is currently dormant or more likely extinct in terms of volcanic activity. The lowest 350 m is a hyaloclastite tuya, capped by a 750 m thick basaltic lava shield. The volcano is also a composite volcano.
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