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Bookmark or Share- Global Volcanism Program | HeklaHekla, one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland, is near the intersection of the Eastern Volcanic Zone and the transform zone of S Iceland. Although near a zone of spreading, it is not a typical rift volcano. Its products are intermediate to acid in composition.
- Hekla - WikipediaHekla (Icelandic pronunciation: ⓘ), or Hecla, is an active stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since the year 1210.
- Hekla Mountain in Iceland: Peak, Height, History, GeographyHekla Mountain in Iceland is a volcanic mountain or, better said, a stratovolcano. It is one of the country’s most active volcanoes. Because of the frequent eruptions, Europeans used to call Hekla “The Gateway to Hell.”
- Hekla Travel Guide | Guide to IcelandHekla, nicknamed ‘the Gateway to Hell’ in the Middle Ages, is one of Iceland’s most explosive, unpredictable and powerful volcanoes. It has erupted twenty to thirty times since settlement and remains active to this day. Learn more about it on a volcano tour in Iceland.
- Hekla Volcano - the Gateway to Hell - Iceland Travel GuideHekla is nicknamed ‘The Gateway to Hell’. The volcano is one of the country’s most notorious and unpredictable volcanoes. Hekla volcano is situated in South Iceland. This volcano has witnessed more than twenty eruptions since 874, making its name in the list of Iceland’s most active volcanoes.
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