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Hekla (Icelandic pronunciation: ⓘ), or Hecla, [2] [3] is an active stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since the year 1210. [4]
Hekla, active volcano, southern Iceland, lying within the country’s East Volcanic Zone. It is Iceland’s most active and best-known volcano. The volcano is characterized by a 3.4-mile- (5.5-km-) long fissure called Heklugjá, which is active along its entire length during major eruptions.
Hekla Mountain in Iceland is a volcanic mountain or, better said, a stratovolcano. It is one of the country’s most active volcanoes. Because of the frequent eruptions, Europeans used to call Hekla “The Gateway to Hell.”
Hekla (isl. „kaptur, czepek, płaszcz z kapturem”) – wulkan w południowo-zachodniej Islandii, położony 115 km na wschód od stolicy kraju, Reykjavíku. Najwyższy czynny wulkan wyspy (1491 m n.p.m.), należy też do najbardziej aktywnych.
The most active and best-known volcano in Iceland is Hekla. It is located in southern Iceland within the country’s East Volcanic Zone. Hekla lies at the eastern end of the island’s most extensive farming region, about 70 miles (110 kilometer) east of Reykjavík, the country’s capital.
An active volcano for centuries, the mountain Hekla is one of the most famous in the world. Hekla is a stratovolcano, located near the southern end of the eastern rift zone in Iceland. The whole mountain ridge of Hekla is about 40 km long.
Hekla volcanic system is located on the Eastern Volcanic zone and consists of a central volcano rising to 1490 m.a.s.l. and is about 60 km long fissure swarm. The volcano has been highly active during Holocene and has erupted 23 times in historical time, with its last eruption occurring in 2000.
