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Askja
Haraldur Orri Björnsson
Máté Osvald
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Askja
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Location
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Askja, the volcano
• Askja is a volcano north of Vatnajökull.• Askja is the Icelandic word for caldera.• The name describes the volcano very well.• Not considered a active volcano until it erupted in 1875.• The eruption in 1875 distributed a lot of ash over east of
Iceland and a lot of people moved to America in the years after the eruption.
• No eruptions have been documented from settlement until it erupted in 1875.
• Scientists have discovered that Askja consists of three calderas on top of each other.
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Volcanic activity in Askja
• Askja and the system Askja is a part of was very active from the end of last ice age.
• Activity was very high until 2900 years ago.• Lower activity until 1875.• A few eruptions since 1875.• Seismic activity has been increasing in last few
years.• Might be indicating that something is going to
happen soon.
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Astronauts
• Astronauts from the Apollo missions came to Iceland to exercise.
• 9 out of 12 people who have walked on the moon came to Iceland to exercise.
• Iceland is a good springboard for those who want to go to the moon.
• NASA thought that the landscape in Iceland was the most moonlike landscape on earth.
• The astronauts practiced collecting samples and developed skill in recognizing geological structures.