Volcano
Bárðarbunga Volcano
Lying beneath the Vatnajökull glacier, Bárðarbunga (2,009 m) is one of Iceland’s highest and most active volcanic systems. This subglacial stratovolcano, the source of the huge 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption, plays a key role in the island’s seismic activity.
- Region
- South Iceland
- Time to allow
- 5 hours
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- All year
Practical information
- Kind
- Volcano
- Road
- F-road · 4x4 required
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Nearest town
- Kirkjubæjarklaustur · 98 km
- Reykjavík
- 219 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 64.6300, -17.5300
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- Under the glacier, not a place you can visit; the 2014 eruption broke the surface at Holuhraun.