How was helka the volcano created?

Answer 1

Hekla is a stratovolcano, meaning a tall simple volcano with many layers of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash.Mt Hekla is located in Iceland and it is 1,491 m high. Hekla is Icelands most active volcano, having more than 20 eruptions occurring in and around the volcano since 874. 10% of the tephra produced in Iceland in the last 1000 years have come from Hekla, amounting to 5km.

Answer 2

Helka volcano was created through a series of volcanic eruptions over thousands of years. It is a stratovolcano formed by the accumulation of layers of lava, ash, and other volcanic materials. The specific geological processes that led to the formation of Helka volcano involved the subduction of the Eurasian tectonic plate beneath the North American plate, leading to the melting of rock and the subsequent formation of magma chambers.