Arctic - Volcanos, International Polar Year, 2007-2008

Geophysical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
World Data Center for Solar-Terrestrial Physics & World Data Center for Solid Earth Physics

Page Title - IPY, 2007-2008

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GEOPHYSICAL DATA:

ARCTIC

Geomagnetic Data
Seismological Data
Heat Flow
Gravity Data
Cosmic Rays
Ionospheric Phenomena
Volcanoes

ANTARCTIC

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Heat Flow
Gravity Data
Cosmic Rays
Volcanoes

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A R C T I C : V o l c a n o e s

The detailed information on volcanoes
on the site "Global Volcanism Program" of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA.

List of the eruptions of volcanoes placed northward of 65°N for the period 1867 – 1977.

Volcanoes of Arctic


    Volcano           Coordinates ^*   
     Name            lat.    long.     
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1. Underwater                             
   volcano on the                         
   Lomonosov Ridge    88.27°N   65.60°W   

2. Underwater                             
   volcano on the                         
   Gakkel Ridge       85.58°N   85.00°E   

3. Yan-Mayen          71.08°N    8.17°W   

4. Kolbeinsey Ridge   66.67°N   18.50°W   

5. Espenberg          66.35°N  164.33°W ^**

^* Coordinate values are from the
"Global Volcanism Program"
^** Coordinate values are from the
"Alaska Volcano Observatory"

Year Month Day Volcano Name Code Lat. Long. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1867 Manareyjar, Iceland 926 66.19°N 17°06'W underwater eruption 1875 01 02 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1875 01 Sveinagja, Iceland 920 65°32'N 16°27'W 1921 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1922 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1926 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1928 04 18 Jardbadsholar, Iceland 921 65°38'N 16°51'W 1938 12 19 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1954 11 21-24 Underwater volcano 933 88°18'N 65°18'W 1961 10 26 Askja, Iceland 919 65°02'N 16°44'W 1970 09-10 18 Beerenberg, Jan Mayen Isl. 932 71°00'N 8°19'W 1971 04 16 Beerenberg, Jan Mayen Isl. 932 71°00'N 8°19'W 1972 10 Beerenberg, Jan Mayen Isl. 932 71°00'N 8°19'W 1975 12 20 Leirhnjukur, Iceland 924 65°44'N 16°48'W 1977 09 Krafla, Iceland 923 65°43'N 16°46'W