This 1682 m high tuya (table volcano) rises approx. 1000 m above the surrounding lava field Ódáðahraun and is known as the Queen of mountains. It formed beneath a huge Pleistocene ice cap. The bright surface in the foreground reminds of the 1875 eruption of the volcanic system Askja, with widespread pumice falls.

Keywords

geodiversity, glacial processes, mountaintop, snowscape, volcanic rocks, volcanism

Created

Tuesday 3 September 2019 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Iceland (104 visits)