Hekla, Islands mest kjende vulkan.
No er eg med på ei gruppereise på Island og vil posta nokre bilete frå denne øya. På ei veke skal me reisa med buss rundt heile Island og har med oss guide. Då me passerte denne vulkanen, fortalde guiden at dette var Hekla. Det er den mest kjende vulkanen på Island. Den ligg om lag 150 km aust for hovudstaden Reykjavik og er 1491 meter høg. Hekla har hatt mange utbrot. På 1900-talet var det store utbrot i 1947-48 og i 1970. Vedutbrotet i 1970 vart 18 kvadratkilometer dekka av lava med opptil 20 meters høgde.
Hekla hadde ôg mindre utbrot i 1980, 1981 og 2000.
Når Hekla har utbrot kan oske i tillegg til lavaen gjera stor skade. Denne oska legg seg over beitemark og dyrka mark og fører med seg reduserte avlingar i åra etterpå.
Now, I'm on a group trip to Iceland and want to post more pictures of this island. In a week I will travel by bus around Iceland and accompany us with a guide. When I passed this volcano, the guide told me that this was Hekla. It is the most famous volcano in Iceland. It lies about 150 km east of Reykjavik and is 1491 meters high. Hekla has had many raids. In the 1900s, there was a significant outbreak in 1947-48 and in 1970. The explosion in 1970 was 18 square kilometres of lava with a height of up to 20 meters.
Hekla also had smaller eruptions in 1980, 1981 and 2000.
When Hekla has an eruption, ash in addition to the lava can cause considerable damage. This ash layover pastures and cultivated fields and brings with it reduced crops for years afterwards.
It looks like that the volcano will be exploding soon...
Very informative post about Hekla. The picture is really nice. Have a safe and enjoyable tour.
I appreciate that you like my information about Hekla @Dindar
And I already without your posts miss my friend @Siggjo !
Amazing Hekla volcano in Iceland,
beautiful photos you have turned out.
I wish you a merry Siggjo journey.
A lot of impressions and a lot of beautiful scenic spots.
I really like Icelandic music.
Thanks for your comments about my post about the volcano, Hekla @Singa
Nice to read you liked my photos of Hekla.
Nice post from Iceland, I have been there for some years ago so I waiting for your next post. It will be very interesting to see more from The country with bi contrasts :)
Thanks for your comments @Harkar
I will post more photos from my Iceland tour.