Volcanoes of Iceland

Hengill, Iceland

Crater rows · 803 m (2,635 ft) · Iceland-SW

Hengill is a crater rows in Iceland, 803 m (2,635 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Hengill on the map

Hengill 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
803 m (2,635 ft)
Country
Iceland
Region
Iceland-SW
Summit
64.083° N, 21.416° W
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
371050

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 HengillVolcanic ash advisories 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.