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.
- Volcano rising to 1,516 metres (4,974 feet)
- Description: stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Víti Askja and Wattsfell.
Askja
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Latitude
65.0304° or 65° 1′ 50″ north
Longitude
-16.7469° or 16° 44′ 49″ west
Open location code
9CQ527J3+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Askja” goes by many names.
ԱսկիաArmenian
AskjaAsturian
AskjaBasque
Аск’яBelarusian
AskjaCatalan
AskjaCebuano
阿斯恰火山Chinese
阿斯恰火山口Chinese
AskjaCzech
AskjaDanish
AskjaDutch
ÖskjuvatnDutch
جبل اسكچاEgyptian Arabic
AskjaEsperanto
AskjaEstonian
AskjaFinnish
ასკიაGeorgian
ΆσκγιαGreek
אסקיהHebrew
AskjaHungarian
AskjaIcelandic
AskjaIndonesian
AskjaItalian
アスキャJapanese
アスキャ山Japanese
アスキャ火山Japanese
비티 분화구Korean
아스크야산Korean
아스크좌 산Korean
아스크좌 칼데라Korean
АскјаMacedonian
ასკიაMingrelian
AskjaNorwegian
AskjaNorwegian Bokmål
AskjaNorwegian Nynorsk
AskjaOccitan (post 1500)
آسکجاPersian
AskjaPolish
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