The Helgafell Volcano
Monitoring/Safety
- Scientist have been using basic tools to measure any bulging in the formation .
- They have been doing this pretty well in the past years
History of the Volcano
- *In till January 1973 the Helgafell Volcano was considered in active. The last time the volcano had erupted was around 5027 BC.
- The 1973 eruption from Helgafell made 5,000 people have evacuate the first day.
- Helgafell also means holy mountain.
- Now people like to enjoy horseback rides and hiking up the mountain since it is inactive again
- It took about 2-6 moths to rebuild after the eruption
- The volcano is now manly used to attract tourist
Volcanic activity
Features
- Helgafell is currently dormant
- The last eruption was from January 1973 to June 1973 it has not erupted since
- The last eruption was explosive
- No Helgafell didn't have any pyroclastic flows duriong the eruption
- Aa lava was the type of lava at the eruption of Helgafell
- The area around Helgfell is mostly flat with some mountains in the distance
- During the eruption there was Fire fountains that shot lava into the air
- Helgafell is located on Iceland 65 degrees N 22 degrees W
- It's a cinder cone volcano
- Helgafell has a crater at the top and a pipe that the lava travels through in the middle.
Biblography
- prezi.com/_njfh58irhhc/
- www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/boris/mirror/mirrored_html/Heimaey.html
- Images for helgafell volcano - Report images
- Holt science and technology earth science
Fun facts about Helgafell
- Helgfell is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland
- In Icelandic mythology Helgafell was supposedly the gateway to the afterlife
- In mythology it also says that if you uphold certain principles the mountain will grant you three wishes
Formation
- Helgafell is located in Iceland at 65 degrees W and 22 degrtees W
- Helgafell is locate on and a divergent boundary and it is also on the mid Atlantic ocean mountain ridge
- Helgafell is not located on or near the ring of Fire
- Helgafell formed when another volcano was erupting under a Pleistocene ice sheet. The lava hardened in the cold water immediately During the eruption pillow lava, intrusions , and magma fragmentation took place.