The Katla volcano and the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland. The Mýrdalsjökull is a glacier in southern Iceland just north of the town of Vík í Mýrdal and east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Its highest peaks reach a height of up to 1493 metres and its total area was still 595 km² in 1980. The ice cap of the glacier covers the active volcano Katla. The crater of the volcano has a diameter of 10 km and the volcano erupts every 40-80 years. As the last eruption dates from 1918, scientists keep a close eye on the volcano. Since 930, 16 eruptions have been recorded. The Laki craters and the Eldgjá belong to the same volcanic system.
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