Volcanoes case study on Hekla in Iceland

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Volcanoes case study on Hekla in Iceland
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InTrOdUcTiOn
An active volcano for centuries, the mountain
Hekla is one of the most famous in the world. Old
tales tell of the belief that the souls of the
condemned travelled through Hekla's crater on
their way to hell.
The whole mountain ridge of Hekla is about 40 km
long. The fissure which splits the mountain ridge
is about 5,5 km long. The mountain is about 1491
m high.
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Hekla first 5 eruptions since the settlement of
Iceland

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Here are some more pictures on Mount Hekla
Unfortunately this is the closest that pictures
..can be taken of Mount Hekla!
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Extra Information!

• It is thought that Hekla has had at least twenty
  eruptions since the settlement of Iceland. The
  biggest eruption was in 1104. Hekla has erupted
  four times in the 20th century, the last time in
  1991.
• Over the past 7000 years Hekla has had five big
  fissure eruptions. The biggest eruptions were
  4000 and 2800 years ago. Traces of these two
  eruptions can be found in the soil in the North
  and the North-East of Iceland.

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