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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

By: Georgia Monk

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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.
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