Bardarbunga, Iceland

Stratovolcano · 2,000 m (6,562 ft) · Iceland-NE

Bardarbunga is a stratovolcano in Iceland, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 6 significant eruptions here.

Bardarbunga on the map

Bardarbunga and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Country: Iceland
Region: Iceland-NE
Summit: 64.633° N, 17.516° W
Last known eruption: 1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 373030

Significant eruptions

6 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.