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Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjallajökull (Icelandic pronunciation ), English Eyjafjalla Glacier, is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of . The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the last glacial period, most recently in 2010.
==Geography==
Eyjafjallajökull consists of a volcano completely covered by an ice cap. The ice cap covers an area of about , feeding many outlet glaciers. The main outlet glaciers are to the north; Gígjökull, flowing into Lónið, and Steinholtsjökull, flowing into Steinholtslón. In 1967 there was a massive landslide on the Steinholtsjökull glacial tongue. On 16 January 1967 at 13:47:55 (or 1:47:55 PM) there was an explosion on the glacier. It can be timed because the seismometers in Kirkjubæjarklaustur monitored the movement. When about of material hit the glacier a massive amount of air, ice, and water began to move from under the glacier out into the lagoon at the foot of the glacier.〔
The mountain itself, a stratovolcano, stands at its highest point, and has a crater in diameter, open to the north. The crater rim has three main peaks, being (clockwise from the north-east) Guðnasteinn, (approx), Hámundur, and Goðasteinn, . The south face of the mountain was once part of Iceland's Atlantic coastline, from which, over thousands of years, the sea has retreated some . The former coastline now consists of sheer cliffs with many waterfalls, of which the best known is Skógafoss. In strong winds, the water of the smaller falls can even be blown up the mountain. The area between the mountain and the present coast is a relatively flat strand, wide, called Eyjafjöll.
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