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.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,516 metres
- Description: stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland
- Also known as: “Oskjuvatn”, “Öskjuvatn”, “비티 분화구”, “아스크좌 산”, “아스크좌 칼데라”, “アスキャ山”, “アスキャ火山”, and “阿斯恰火山”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Víti Askja and Wattsfell.
Askja
- Categories: protected area, caldera, active volcano, and landform
- Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.0304° or 65° 1′ 50″ north
Longitude
-16.7469° or 16° 44′ 49″ west
Elevation
1,516 metres (4,974 feet)
Open location code
9CQ527J3+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
Wikidata ID
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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: “阿斯恰火山口”
- Czech: “Askja”
- Danish: “Askja”
- Dutch: “Askja”
- 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”
- Korean: “아스크야산”
- 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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dyngjufjöll and Grágæsadalur.
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