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A [[volcano]] in the South of [[Iceland]] | A [[volcano]] in the South of [[Iceland]] which became known world-wide when it [[volcanic eruption|erupted]] in March-April 2010, causing its [[glacier]]s to melt, while producing a giant [[ash cloud]] that reached up into the [[stratosphere]] and blocked the [[air traffic]] in most of [[Europe]] for about one week; major previous eruptions took place in 920, 1612 and 1821-1823, each time followed by eruptions of the neighbouring [[Katla]] volcano, which is also sublagcial. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 22 April 2010
A volcano in the South of Iceland which became known world-wide when it erupted in March-April 2010, causing its glaciers to melt, while producing a giant ash cloud that reached up into the stratosphere and blocked the air traffic in most of Europe for about one week; major previous eruptions took place in 920, 1612 and 1821-1823, each time followed by eruptions of the neighbouring Katla volcano, which is also sublagcial.