Its most famous eruption is the Laki Eruption of 1783. It lasted nine months.
MORE OVERVIEW
MORE overview
First eruption date: June 8, 1783
Last eruption date: February 7, 1784
It has pahoehoe lava.
It's on a divergent plate boundary.
I think it's on a subduction zone.
It is on the mid-atlantic ridge.
DAMAGE
there are no pictures of after effects due to the time period
Damage
More than 9,000 people were killed by direct effects (lava, poisinous gasses, etc.).
A famine followed and about 1/3 of iceland's population died (about 20,000 people).
42 billion tons of basalt lava, hydrofluoric acid, and sulfuric acid were unleashed into the soil and air.
80% of sheep, 50% of cattle, and 50% of horses in Iceland died mainly due to soil contamination.
Lava flow destroyed 20 villages.
GEOGRAPHY
Geography
The Laki volcano is located in Iceland.
The area around the volcano chain is generally rocky, muddy, and grassy.
It's generally cold in this area.
EXTRA STUFF
Extra Stuff
Since the volcano is dormant, the local community doesn't have to take any safety measures. also there are no surrounding towns or cities, so it doesn't really matter anyway.
Today, the volcano provides excellent sightseeing and proves profitable for Iceland economically since people come and pay to see it.
Fun facts:
1) when it erupted, it made a giant lava field that covered 218 square miles.
2) Laki means sheet if you translate it from Icelandic to English on Google Translate
3) Laki is a pacific islander boy name that means "lucky"
4) the eruption formed the craters of Lakigar
5) laki is the 6th deadliest volcano since 1500 A.D. (according to the US gov.)