Askja
Askja is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. 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.Photo: Wolfgangbeyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wattsfell and Víti Askja.
Wattsfell
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wattsfell is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of Askja.
Askja
- Type: Caldera
- Description: stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland
- Categories: protected area, caldera, Volcano, volcano, and landform
- Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Askja from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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