Stóra-Björnsfell

#146 among destinations in Iceland

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Stóra-Björnsfell is an elongated medium-sized tuya located in Iceland. It contains pillow lava, hyaloclastite and sheet lava. The volcano formed when a subglacial eruption occurred beneath an ice sheet during the last ice age. Stóra-Björnsfell's pillow lava appears originally to have erupted from a fissure. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 64°30'0"N, 20°42'0"W

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SuðurlandIceland

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Stóra-Björnsfell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Þórisjökull, Hlöðufell.

2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Þórisjökull
74 min walk • Þórisjökull or Thórisjökull is a small glacier and volcano in western-central Iceland, to the southwest of Langjökull glacier. It has an elevation of 1,350 metres. Kaldidalur lies in the foreground.
7.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Hlöðufell
190 min walk • Hlöðufell is a tuya volcano, located about 10 km southwest of Langjökull, Iceland. Hlöðufell is 1188 metres above sea level, and was formed when lava erupted through Langjökull during the Pleistocene.