Vatnafjöll

Iceland

Highest pointElevation1,235 m (4,052 ft)Coordinates63°55′12″N 19°40′12″W / 63.92000°N 19.67000°W / 63.92000; -19.67000GeographyLocationIcelandGeologyAge of rockTephrochronologyMountain typeFissure vents of HeklaLast eruption1200 years ago

Vatnafjöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvahtnaˌfjœtl̥] ^ⓘ) is a 40 km (25 mi) long, 9 km (6 mi) wide basaltic fissure vent system that is located southeast of Hekla, Iceland. It is part of the same system as Hekla.^[1] More than two dozen eruptions have occurred at Vatnafjöll during the Holocene Epoch. Vatnafjöll last erupted about 1200 years ago.