Esjufjöll

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Eyjafjöll
Elevation 1,666 metres (5,466 ft)
Location Iceland
Coordinates 64°15′N 16°32′W / 64.25, -16.533Coordinates: 64°15′N 16°32′W / 64.25, -16.533
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption 1823

Esjufjöll are a basaltic andesite stratovolcano with a 2.5 km (1,6 mi) wide caldera, located west of Katla in Iceland. Eyjafjöll are less active than other Icelandic volcanoes, although they have been active during historic times. Holocene lava flows are known at Esjufjöll.

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