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Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland in the spring of 2010 caused major travel disruptions across Europe.
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What is the magnitude of the volcano eyjafjallajokull that erupted in 2010?
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The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull was a V.E.I. 4
What is Eyjafjallajokull's real name?
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That IS its real name. Are you thinking that a name has to sound English or otherwise familiar in order to be real?
What is the origin or meaning of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano name?
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Icelandic in origin the name means "Ice cap of the mountains of the islands".
What impact did the eruption of eyjafjallajokull have on the people and the environment?
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Where did eyjafjallajokull happen?
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the eruption took place in Iceland 14th of April
How much damage did Eyjafjallajökull cause?
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Lots! I was suck in New York for a week because the air space was shut due to ash clouds!
What plates were involved in the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull?
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The North American and Eurasian plates, between which is the Mid-Atlantic ridge - the location of Eyja. On the Mid-Atlantic Ridge - as at all constructive plate boundaries - the two plates move apart from each other. As they separate magma easily escapes to fill the gap, either as a relatively gentle eruption or a lava flow.
What type of volcano is mountain Eyjafjallajokull?
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It is a shield volcano, as it occurs on a divergent pllate boundary (constructive boundary)
What is the continent of eyjafjallajokull?
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Eyjafjallajökull is a mountain in Iceland that consists of a volcano covered by an ice-cap or glacier. It was much in the international news in April and May 2010 because it underwent a large eruption that disrupted air travel over the north Atlantic and much of Europe.
Eyjafjallajökull is not a continent.
Eyjafjallajökull is not on any continent, it is on a mid-ocean ridge.
