Volcanoes of Iceland

Brennisteinsfjoll, Iceland

Crater rows · 610 m (2,001 ft) · Iceland-SW

Brennisteinsfjoll is a crater rows in Iceland, 610 m (2,001 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Brennisteinsfjoll on the map

Brennisteinsfjoll 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
Crater rows
Elevation
610 m (2,001 ft)
Country
Iceland
Region
Iceland-SW
Summit
63.933° N, 21.783° W
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
371040

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near BrennisteinsfjollAsh advisories and webcams on the live map

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.