List of volcanoes in Iceland

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iceland.

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	meters	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Askja	1516	4974	65.03° N 16.75° W	1961
Bárðarbunga	2005	6515	64.64° N 17.56° W	1903
Brennisteinsfjöll	626	2054	63.92° N 21.83° W	1341 ± 1 year
Eldfell	279	915	63.43° N 20.25° W	1973
Eldgjá fissure system	~800	-	64.24° N 18.37° W	1784
Esjufjöll	1760	5774	64.27° N 16.65° W	1927
Eyjafjallajökull	1666	5466	63.63° N 19.62° W	1823
Fremrinamur	939	3081	65.43° N 16.65° W	800 BC ± 300 years
Grímsnes	214	702	64.03° N 20.87° W	3500 BC (?)
Grímsvötn	1725	5659	64.42° N 17.33° W	2004
Hekla	1491	4892	63.98° N 19.70° W	2000
Hengill	803	2634	64.18° N 21.33° W	90 ± 100 years
Herðubreið	-	-	65.18° N 16.34° W	-
Hofsjökull	1782	5846	64.85° N 19.53° W	unknown; active during Holocene
Hveravellir hot spring	-	-	64.87° N 19.55° W	-
Jólnir	70	230	63.30° N 20.63° W	1966; has since eroded completely
Katla	1512	4961	63.63° N 19.05° W	1918
Kerlingarfjöll	1488	4882	64.63° N 19.32° W	unknown; active during Holocene
Kolbeinsey ridge	5	16	66.67° N 18.50° W	1755
Kollóttadyngja	1177	3825	65.22° N 16.55° W	-
Krafla	650	2133	65.73° N 16.78° W	1984
Krísuvík	379	1243	63.93° N 22.10° W	1340 (?)
Krakatindur	300		63.55° N 19.30° W	(?)
Kverkfjöll	1,764	5733	64.65° N 16.72° W	1968
Laki	1725	5606	64.06° N 18.22° W	1785
Langjökull	1360	4462	64.75° N 19.98° W	925 ± 25 years
Loki-Fögrufjöll	1570	5151	64.48° N 17.80° W	1910
Ljósufjöll	988	3241	64.87° N 22.23° W	960 ± 10 years
Lýsuhóll	540+	1772+	64.87° N 23.25° W	unknown; active during Holocene
Öræfajökull	2119	6952	64.00° N 16.65° W	1727
Prestahnúkur	1386	4504	64.60° N 20.60° W	7550 BC ± 500 years
Reykjanes	230	755	63.88° N 22.50° W	1227 (?)
Reykjaneshryggur	-80	-262	63.67° N 23.33° W	1970(?)
Snæfellsjökull	1448	4751	64.80° N 23.78° W	-
Strokkur	-	-	64.31° N 20.30° W
Surtsey	174	-	63.30° N 20.62° W	1963
Thorolfsfell	-	-	-	-
Tindfjallajökull	1463	4800	63.78° N 19.57° W	unknown; active during Holocene
Tjornes fracture zone	-	-	66.30° N 17.10° W	1868
Torfajökull	1259	4131	63.92° N 19.17° W	1477
Tungnafellsjökull	1535	5036	64.73° N 17.92° W	unknown; active during Holocene
Vatnafjöll	1235	4052	63.92° N 19.67° W	750 ± 1000 years
Vestmannaeyjar	279	915	63.43° N 20.28° W	1973
Viti	-	-	65.05° N 16.72° W	geothermal lake in Askja system
Viti	-	-	65.73° N 16.78° W	part of Krafla system
Þeistareykjarbunga	564	1850	65.88° N 16.83° W	750 BC ± 100 years