Eldgjá
Eldgjá is a volcano and a canyon in Iceland. Eldgjá is part of the Katla volcano; it is a segment of a 40 kilometres long chain of volcanic craters and fissure vents that extends northeast away from Katla volcano almost to the Vatnajökull ice cap.
- Fissure
- …lies at an elevation of around 600 metres (1,970 feet)
- …is also known as “Eldgia”
- Description: volcano and a canyon in Iceland
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Eldgjá
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Latitude
63.9622° or 63° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
-18.60768° or 18° 36′ 28″ west
Open location code
9CM3X96R+VW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Eldgjá” goes by many names.
إلدجياArabic
EldgjáBasque
এলডগিয়াBengali
EldgjáCatalan
埃尔德焦峡谷Chinese
埃尔德焦河Chinese
EldgjáDanish
EldgjáDutch
אלדגאוHebrew
אלדגיוHebrew
EldgjáHungarian
EldgjáIcelandic
EldgjáIndonesian
EldgjáItalian
エルトギャゥJapanese
エルトギャウJapanese
ЕлдгјауMacedonian
EldgjáNorwegian
EldgjáNorwegian Bokmål
EldgjáNorwegian Nynorsk
الدججاPersian
EldgjáPolish
ЭльдгьяуRussian
ЭльдьауRussian
EldgjáSerbo-Croatian
EldgjáSwedish
Елдг’яUkrainian
ایلدجاWestern Panjabi
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