Eyjafjallajokull
CountryIceland
TypeStratovolcano
Elevation1666 m
Last Eruption2010
About Eyjafjallajokull
The 2010 eruption grounded 100,000 flights and stranded 10 million passengers worldwide, costing airlines $1.7 billion. Sits beneath a glacier creating explosive ash-producing interactions between magma and ice.
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