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Hekla

American  
[hek-luh] / ˈhɛk lə /

noun

  1. an active volcano in SW Iceland. 4,892 feet (1,491 meters).


Hekla British  
/ ˈhɛklə /

noun

  1. a volcano in SW Iceland: several craters, subject to fairly frequent eruptions in recent times. Height: 1491 m (4892 ft)

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The film’s tour de force is that showdown at the base of Iceland’s Hekla volcano.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

The towering cone of Hekla in the south is closer to the mantle hotspot, whereas the strings of small craters and fissures now forming in Reykjanes’s volcanic systems are where the plate boundary comes onshore.

From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2022

Hekla is glad to be in town, but she is persistently questioned by men who want to know what she is reading, what her plans are, what she does for a living.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

The road skirted west and north of Hekla, a volcano that last erupted in 2000 and that a thousand years ago was known in Europe as the Gateway to Hell.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 9, 2015

Hekla, round thy snow-capped summit the thunders never cease to roll—” “Hark,” said Rory, holding up his hand; “talk about thunder, list to that.”

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon

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