Kollóttadyngja Explained

Kollóttadyngja
Map:	Iceland
Elevation:	1177m (3,862feet)
Location:	Iceland
Coordinates:	65.2167°N -49°W

Kollóttadyngja (pronounced as /is/) is a shield volcano^[1] in the Ódáðahraun lava-field in Iceland. Its height reaches 1,177 metres, and it has a diameter of 6 - 7 km. The summit crater is 800 metres in diameter, but only about 20 - 30 metres deep. In its centre, there is a bowl about 150 metres in diameter with a depth of about 60 - 70 metres.^[2]

The mountain is located in the Nordhurland Eystra (Northeastern Region) of Iceland and is one of the 236 named mountains at Vatnajökull National Park.^[3]

See also

• Fjords of Iceland
• Geography of Iceland
• Glaciers of Iceland
• Iceland plume
• List of lakes of Iceland
• List of islands off Iceland
• List of rivers of Iceland
• Waterfalls of Iceland
• Volcanism of Iceland
  • List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland
  • List of volcanoes in Iceland

Notes and References

1. Thordarson. Thorvaldur. January 2008. Postglacial volcanism in Iceland. Jökull. 58.
2. Web site: Kollóttadyngja – Iceland Road Guide . 2023-12-12 . en-US.
3. Web site: PeakVisor . Vatnajökull National Park . 2023-12-12 . PeakVisor . en.