Stóra-Björnsfell

Stóra-Björnsfell to the right of Þórisjökull

Stóra-Björnsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstouːra-ˈpjœr̥sˌfɛtl̥]) is an elongated medium-sized tuya located in Iceland. It contains pillow lava, hyaloclastite and sheet lava. The volcano formed when a subglacial eruption occurred beneath an ice sheet during the last ice age. Stóra-Björnsfell's pillow lava appears originally to have erupted from a fissure.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Jakobsson, Sveinn P.; Gudmundsson, Magnús Tumi (2008-12-15). "Subglacial and intraglacial volcanic formations in Iceland". Jökull. 58 (1): 179–196. doi:10.33799/jokull2008.58.179.

64°30′N 20°42′W / 64.500°N 20.700°W / 64.500; -20.700

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