Tags: Volcano.
Bárðarbunga (pronounced [b’aurðarbuŋka]) is an Icelandic stratovolcano or subglacial volcano located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier rising to 2009 metres (6591 ft) above sea level making it the second highest mountain in Iceland just about 101 metres (331 ft) lower than Hvannadalshnjúkur.[citation needed]Bárðarbunga is a large and powerful stratovolcano it is also Iceland’s largest volcanic system considered to be close to 200 kilometres (120 mi) long and up to 25 kilometres (16 mi) wide.The Bárðarbunga caldera is about 70 square kilometres up to 10 kilometres (6 mi) wide and about 700 metres (2300 ft) deep.