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Tjörnes

Coordinates: 66°10′N 17°08′W / 66.167°N 17.133°W / 66.167; -17.133
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66°10′N 17°08′W / 66.167°N 17.133°W / 66.167; -17.133

Tjörnes peninsula

Tjörnes is a peninsula situated at the northeast of Iceland, between the fjords of Öxarfjörður and Skjálfandi. Tjörnes is known for its particularly dense population of Rock Ptarmigan and the rich fossil record of Miocene - Pliocene age.[1][2]

The submarine volcano

Tjornes Fracture Zone
Map
Highest point
ElevationBelow sea level
ProminenceBelow sea level
Coordinates66°18′N 17°06′W / 66.30°N 17.10°W / 66.30; -17.10 (Tjornes Fracture Zone)
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean north of Iceland
Geology
Mountain typeFissure vents
Last eruption1867 to 1868

There is a submarine volcano north of Iceland named the Tjornes Fracture Zone. It is a series of underwater fissure vents that last erupted in 1868.

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