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Volcano · Iceland

Bardarbunga

Elevation
2,009 m
#8,986
in the world
#2
in Iceland
550 m
prominence

Bardarbunga is a volcano in Iceland, rising to 2,009 m, the 2nd highest in Iceland.

Elevation
2,009 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
550 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#8,986
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Bardarbunga

Bardarbunga lies in Iceland, in Northeast.

Key facts

Elevation
2,009 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
550 m
Type
Volcano
Region
Northeast
Coordinates
64.635, -17.528

How it ranks

Among peaks in Iceland
#2of 34
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#8,986of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Tungnafell1,287 m22 km
Kistufell1,332 m22 km
Hamarinn1,498 m23 km
Grimsvotn1,719 m26 km
Trölladyngja1,468 m32 km
Laki1,725 m72 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Bardarbunga.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AkureyriIceland19,219120 km
ReykjavíkIceland118,918217 km
KópavogurIceland40,040219 km
HafnarfjörðurIceland31,525222 km
KeflavíkIceland15,930253 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.