Kollóttadyngja

Coordinates: 65°13′N 16°33′W / 65.217°N 16.550°W / 65.217; -16.550
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Kollóttadyngja
Kollóttadyngja is located in Iceland
Kollóttadyngja
Kollóttadyngja
Location in Iceland
Highest point
Elevation1,177 metres (3,862 ft)
Coordinates65°13′N 16°33′W / 65.217°N 16.550°W / 65.217; -16.550
Geography
LocationIceland

Kollóttadyngja is a shield volcano[1] in the Ódáðahraun lava-field in Iceland. Its height reaches 1,177 metres, and it has a diameter of 6–7 km. The summit crater is 800 metres in diameter, but only about 20–30 metres deep. In its centre, there is a bowl about 150 metres in diameter with a depth of about 60–70 metres.

See also

References

  1. ^ Thordarson, Thorvaldur (January 2008). "Postglacial volcanism in Iceland" (PDF). Jökull. 58.