Last eruption 1961 | Elevation 1,468 m Prominence 600 m | |
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Similar Skjaldbreiður, Herðubreið, Askja, Esjufjöll, Torfajökull | ||
Situated in the Ódáðahraun lava field, Trölladyngja is the biggest of the Icelandic shield volcanoes, reaching a height of 1,468 metres (4,816 ft) above sea level, and rising almost 600 metres above the surrounding desert and lava fields.
Map of Trolladyngja, Iceland
It is about 10 kilometres in diameter and its inclination is 4 to 5° in the lower slopes, but 6 to 8° at higher elevations. Its oblong crater is about 1,200 to 1,500 metres in length, 500 metres broad, and about 100 metres deep.
Most of its lava fields have flowed in a northerly direction, with one branch of it reaching the valley of Bárðardalur, a distance of roughly 100 km.
References
Trölladyngja Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA