Volcanoes of Iceland

Snaefellsjokull, Iceland

Stratovolcano · 1,446 m (4,744 ft) · Iceland-W

Snaefellsjokull is a stratovolcano in Iceland, 1,446 m (4,744 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Snaefellsjokull on the map

Snaefellsjokull 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
1,446 m (4,744 ft)
Country
Iceland
Region
Iceland-W
Summit
64.800° N, 23.783° W
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
370010

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 SnaefellsjokullVolcanic 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.