The impressive Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. The ice sheet Eyjafjallajökull covers a 1,651-metre-high volcano that also bears the name Eyjafjallajökull. But the designations Eyafjalla or Eyjafjöll may also be used. The rim of the main crater at the top of Eyjafjallajökull, has three main peaks. On the east flank of the volcano, near the Fimmvörðuháls mountain pass connecting Eyjafjallajökull to the Katla volcano, new volcanic activity took place on 20 March 2010. A second more explosive eruption in the main crater of Eyjafjallajökull, began on 14 April 2010. Near the Guðnasteinn, an ice formation that forms the second highest peak of Eyjafjallajökul. Air traffic was completely shut down for days in large parts of Europe due to ash clouds that could damage aircraft.
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