Background information on Eyjafjallajokull

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A-level Physical geography Fichas sobre Background information on Eyjafjallajokull, creado por GingerBread8 el 08/09/2015.
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Where is Iceland? Northern Hemisphere, SE of Greenland, NW of the UK
What is a hotspot? The top of a mantle plume, where magma from the mantle is forced upwards through the lithosphere.
What are layers of Strata? Layers of hardened ash and lava
Altitude of Eyjafjallajokull 1600m
Crater 3-4km in diameter on its Northern side
What feature does the volcano have? A caldera
It has many outlet glaciers The volcano is glacial covered
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