Elevation Below sea level Mountain type Fissure vents | Prominence Below sea level Last eruption 1867 to 1868 | |
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Location Atlantic Ocean north of Iceland Similar Ásbyrgi, Krafla, Dimmuborgir, Dettifoss, Esjufjöll | ||
Tjörnes is a peninsula situated at the northeast of Iceland, between the fjords of Öxarfjörður and Skjálfandi. Tjörnes is known for its particularly dense population of Rock Ptarmigan and the rich fossil record of Miocene - Pliocene age.
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Map of Tj%C3%B6rnes, Iceland
The submarine volcano
There is a submarine volcano north of Iceland named the Tjornes Fracture Zone. It is a series of underwater fissure vents that last erupted in 1868.
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Tjörnes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA