Askja

American  

[ahsk-yah] / ˈɑsk yɑ /

noun

1. a volcano in E central Iceland. 4,754 feet (1,449 meters).

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Askja British  

/ ˈɑːskjə /

noun

1. a volcano in E central Iceland: active in 1961; largest crater in Iceland. Height: 1510 m (4954 ft). Area of crater: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Volcanologists see early signs of this type of activity at Askja.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

Were the dike to continue moving to the northeast, he said, it could set off an eruption at the nearby Askja volcano, although that seems less likely.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2015

The latest eruption occurred between Bárðarbunga and Askja, in a remote and unpopulated plain of cooled lava.

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2014

The office reports that about 1,300 tremors have been recorded on Wednesday alone, including a 4.5 magnitude quake near the Askja volcanic system.

From Forbes • Aug. 27, 2014

Although this fissure is at least 30 miles from Askja, so great was the column of fire thrown up by the eruption, that it was visible for four successive days at Reykjavik, 100 miles distant.

From A Girl's Ride in Iceland by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)