Krafla

Krafla
Aerial view of Krafla (mountain) and Krafla caldera with Leirhnjúkur in 2008
Highest point
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Coordinates	65°44′0″N 16°47′0″W / 65.73333°N 16.78333°W / 65.73333; -16.78333
Geography
Krafla Location in Iceland
Location	Iceland
Geology
Mountain type	Caldera
Last eruption	September 1984
Geological features near the Krafla volcanic system (red outlines). Other shading shows:    calderas,   central volcanoes and   fissure swarms,   subglacial terrain above 1,100 m (3,600 ft), and   seismically active areas. Clicking on the image enlarges to full window and enables mouse-over with more detail.

Krafla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰrapla] ^ⓘ) is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km (6.2 mi) in diameter with a 90 km (56 mi) long fissure zone. It is located in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the divergent boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.^[1] Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m (2,684 ft) and it is 2 km (1.2 mi) in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history.