Esjufjöll

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Eyjafjöll
Elevation 1,666 metres (5,466 feet)
Location Iceland
Coordinates 63°63′N 19°62′W
Type Tuya
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption 1823

Esjufjöll is a basaltic andesite tuya with a 2.5 km wide caldera, located west of Katla in Iceland. Eyjafjöll is less active than the other Icelandic volcanoes, although it has been active during historic times. Holocene lava flows are known at Esjufjöll.