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Katla

British

noun

an ice-capped volcano in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in south Iceland. Named after an Icelandic witch, its last major eruption was in 1918. Height: 1512 m (4961 ft)

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The 8th century Katla eruption created a 12-year spike in metals like bismuth and thallium in Greenland ice cores.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026

Katla last erupted in 1918, and that eruption lasted almost a month, starving crops of sunlight and killing some livestock.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

June 17 "Black Summer" Season 2 "The Gift" Season 3 "Hospital Playlist" Season 2 "Katla" "Silver Linings Playbook"

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2021

Among other things, the group explored whether a nearby volcano named Katla might also erupt, as it has in the past along with Eyjafjallajökull.

From Nature ● Aug. 26, 2014

Katla said that he had gone to Breidavik.

From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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