List of Volcanoes in Iceland - Volcanic Zones and Systems

Volcanic Zones and Systems

Iceland has four volcanic zones: Reykjanes (Reykjanes Ridge, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge South of Iceland), West and North Volcanic Zones (RVZ, WVZ, NVZ) and the East Volcanic Zone (EVZ), (Westman Islands). The Mid-Iceland Belt (MIB) connects them across central Iceland. There are two intraplate belts too (Öræfajökull (ÖVB) and Snæfellsnes (SVB)). North of Iceland the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is called Kolbeinsey Ridge.

The central volcanoes (Iceland's East Volcanic Zone (EVZ)), Vonarskarð and Hágöngur belong to the same volcanic system, this also applies to Bárðarbunga and Hamarinn, and Grímsvötn and Þórðarhyrna. It is proposed that the line Grímsvötn volcano, Mid-Iceland Belt (MIB) to Snæfellsnes volcanic belt shows the movement of the North American Plate over the Iceland hotspot.

Volcanic Zone Volcanic System Name of central volcano
of the volcanic system
1 RVZ Reykjanes/Svartsengi Gunnuhver
2 RVZ Krýsuvík Trölladyngja (Reykjanesskagi)
3 RVZ Brennisteinsfjöll void
4 WVZ Hengill Hengill
5 WVZ Hrómundartindur Hrómundartindur
6 WVZ Grensdalur void
7 WVZ Grímsnes Seyðishólar
8 WVZ Geysir Laugarfjall
9 WVZ Western Langjökull Prestahnúkur
10 WVZ Eastern Langjökull Hveravellir
11 MIB Hofsjökull Hofsjökull
12 MIB Kerlingarfjöll Snækollur
13 MIB Tungnafellsjökull Tungnafellsjökull/Hágöngur
14 EVZ Vestmannaeyjar
(Westman Islands)		 void
15 EVZ Eyjafjallajökull Eyjafjallajökull
16 EVZ Katla Katla
17 EVZ Tindfjallajökull Tindfjallajökull
18 EVZ Hekla-Vatnafjöll Hekla
19 EVZ Torfajökull Torfajökull
20 EVZ Bárðarbunga-Veiðivötn Bárðarbunga/Hamarinn
21 EVZ Grímsvötn Grímsvötn/Thórdarhyrna
# EVZ (Central volcanoes, as well) (Vonarskard/Hágöngur)
22 NVZ Kverkfjöll Austari Kverkfjöll
23 NVZ Askja Askja
24 NVZ Fremrinámur void
25 NVZ Krafla Krafla
26 NVZ Þeistareykir Þeistareykjabunga
27 ÖVB Öræfajökull Öræfajökull
28 ÖVB Esjufjöll Snæhetta
29 ÖVB Snæfell Snæfell
30 SVB Ljósufjöll void
31 SVB Lýsuskarð Helgrindur
32 SVB Snæfellsjökull Snæfellsjökull

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