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Helgrindur

Volcanic field · 986 m · Iceland

Helgrindur — Photo: michael clarke stuff · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Helgrindur sits on the North American Plate, in a rift zone.

Elevation: 986 m
Type: Volcanic field
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone, oceanic crust
Dominant Rock: Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Plate: North American Plate
Country: Iceland
Last Eruption: unknown

Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata