Askja

Askja is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the of . The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to 1,514 m, askja meaning box or caldera in Icelandic.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wolfgangbeyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Caldera
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,105 metres (3,625 feet)
  • Description: stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wattsfell and Víti Askja.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of Askja.

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km east of Askja.

Askja

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Latitude
65.04165° or 65° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
-16.8022° or 16° 48′ 8″ west
Open location code
9CQ525RX+M4
Geo­Names ID
2633095
Wiki­data ID
Q211665

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Askja” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ասկիա”
  • Asturian: “Askja”
  • Basque: “Askja”
  • Belarusian: “Аск’я”
  • Catalan: “Askja”
  • Cebuano: “Askja”
  • Chinese: “阿斯恰火山”
  • Chinese: “阿斯恰火山口”
  • Czech: “Askja”
  • Danish: “Askja”
  • Dutch: “Askja”
  • Dutch: “Oskjuvatn”
  • Dutch: “Öskjuvatn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اسكچا”
  • Esperanto: “Askja”
  • Estonian: “Askja”
  • Finnish: “Askja”
  • French: “Askja”
  • Georgian: “ასკია”
  • German: “Askja”
  • Greek: “Άσκγια”
  • Hebrew: “אסקיה”
  • Hungarian: “Askja”
  • Icelandic: “Askja”
  • Indonesian: “Askja”
  • Italian: “Askja”
  • Japanese: “アスキャ”
  • Japanese: “アスキャ山”
  • Japanese: “アスキャ火山”
  • Korean: “비티 분화구”
  • Korean: “아스크야산”
  • Korean: “아스크좌 산”
  • Korean: “아스크좌 칼데라”
  • Macedonian: “Аскја”
  • Mingrelian: “ასკია”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Askja”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Askja”
  • Norwegian: “Askja”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Askja”
  • Persian: “آسکجا”
  • Polish: “Askja”
  • Portuguese: “Askja”
  • Russian: “Аскья”
  • Slovak: “Askja”
  • Spanish: “Askja”
  • Swedish: “Askja”
  • Ukrainian: “Аск’я”
  • Western Panjabi: “اسکجا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Öskjuvatn and Trölladyngjuskarð.

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