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Ljósufjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈljouːsʏˌfjœtl̥]) is a fissure vent system and central volcano on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. The system has a length of about 90 km.

Ljósufjöll
Grábrók [ˈkrauːˌprouːk] crater
Highest point
Elevation	988 m (3,241 ft)
Geography
Location	Iceland
Geology
Mountain type	Fissure vents
Last eruption	960 CE ± 10 years[1]

The volcanic system contains cinder cones and is the only system on the peninsula that has erupted in recorded history. The eruption took place in the 12th century (1148^{[citation needed]}) and cost the lives of around 80 people. One of them was the then bishop of Skálholt, Magnús Einarsson.

The name derives from the central volcano and translates into English as "Mountains of the Light". The system is the largest Quaternary rhyolitic outcrop in the Snæfellsnes volcanic zone and as such the central volcano is highly silicic which causes the light coloration.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Iceland
• Volcanism of Iceland

References

External links

• Ljósufjöll in the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes

На других языках

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[de] Ljósufjöll

Die Ljósufjöll sind ein vulkanischer Gebirgszug im Westen Islands. Sie liegen abseits der eigentlichen Riftzone in einer sogenannten Flankenzone auf Snæfellsnes.

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- [en] Ljósufjöll

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[fr] Ljósufjöll

Le Ljósufjöll est un système volcanique fissural situé sur la péninsule de Snæfellsnes, en Islande. Ce système est le dernier à avoir connu une éruption sur la péninsule.

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[it] Ljósufjöll

I Ljósufjöll (in lingua islandese: Montagne della luce) sono una catena montuosa vulcanica situata nella regione del Vesturland, nella parte occidentale dell'Islanda.

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