Prestahnukur Volcano | John Seach

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Iceland

64.60 N, 20.58 W
summit elevation 1390 m
Subglacial volcano

Prestahnukur Volcano is located in SW Iceland, at SW end of the Langjökull icecap. Skjaldbreidur shield volcano formed at southern end of the volcanic system. The volcano has hot springs.

Further reading
McGarvie, D.W., Stevenson, J.A., Burgess, R., Tuffen, H. and Tindle, A.G., 2007. Volcano–ice interactions at Prestahnúkur, Iceland: rhyolite eruption during the last interglacial–glacial transition. Annals of Glaciology45, pp.38-47.

Prestahnukur Volcano Eruptions

Eruptions 7550 BC ± 500.