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Fagradalsfjall Volcano: Everything you need to know
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Active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 40 km from Reykjavík, Iceland. Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area 5 km wide and 16 km long between the Eldvörp-Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit in this area is Langhóll. No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years on the Reykjanes Peninsula until 19 March 2021 when a fissure vent appeared in Geldingadalir to the south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The 2021 eruption was effusive and continued emitting fresh lava sporadically until 18 September 2021