The volcanic system contains cinder cones and is the only system on the peninsula that has erupted in recorded history. The eruption took place in the 12th century (1148[citation needed]) and cost the lives of around 80 people. One of them was the then bishop of Skálholt, Magnús Einarsson.
The name derives from the central volcano and translates into English as "Mountains of the Light". The system is the largest Quaternaryrhyolitic outcrop in the Snæfellsnes volcanic zone and as such the central volcano is highly silicic which causes the light coloration.
ljósufjöll, icelandic, pronunciation, ˈljouːsʏˌfjœtl, fissure, vent, system, central, volcano, snæfellsnes, peninsula, iceland, system, length, about, grábrók, ˈkrauːˌprouːk, craterhighest, pointelevation1, geographylocationicelandgeologymountain, typefissure,. Ljosufjoll Icelandic pronunciation ˈljouːsʏˌfjœtl is a fissure vent system and central volcano on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland The system has a length of about 90 km LjosufjollGrabrok ˈkrauːˌprouːk craterHighest pointElevation1 034 m 3 392 ft GeographyLocationIcelandGeologyMountain typeFissure ventsLast eruption960 CE 10 years 1 The volcanic system contains cinder cones and is the only system on the peninsula that has erupted in recorded history The eruption took place in the 12th century 1148 citation needed and cost the lives of around 80 people One of them was the then bishop of Skalholt Magnus Einarsson The name derives from the central volcano and translates into English as Mountains of the Light The system is the largest Quaternary rhyolitic outcrop in the Snaefellsnes volcanic zone and as such the central volcano is highly silicic which causes the light coloration See also editVolcanism of Iceland List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland List of volcanoes in IcelandReferences edit Ljosufjoll Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 2021 06 25 External links editLjosufjoll in the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes 64 52 N 22 14 W 64 87 N 22 23 W 64 87 22 23 nbsp This Iceland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ljosufjoll amp oldid 1187828024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
