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Best time to visit Katla: Jun–Aug. Katla is an active subglacial volcano in southern Iceland. This volcano has been very active historically with at…
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The best time to visit Katla is Jun–Aug, in Iceland.
Katla is in Iceland.
Katla is an active subglacial volcano in southern Iceland. This volcano has been very active historically with at least twenty documented major eruptions since 2920 BC. In its recent history though, Katla has been less active as the last major eruption occurred in 1918. These eruptions have had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of between 4 and 5 on a scale of 0 to 8. In comparison, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption had a VEI of 4. Larger VEI-5 eruptions are comparable to Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption.
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