All of the sites where the Saksunarvatn Tephra has been described

Tephrabase has found the Saksunarvatn Tephra at 25 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Høvdarhagi bog Høvdarhagi Sandoy, Faroe Islands 61.9000°N 6.9170°W 5 View data
Mjáuvøtn
(lake site)
Core 1 Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.1279°N 7.0022°W 77 View data
Saksunarvatn
(lake site)
Core 1 Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.2405°N 7.1561°W n/a n/a View data
Stóravatn
(lake site)
Stóravatn Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.0709°N 6.8603°W 260 View data
Tiefer See
(lake site)
TSK (composite profile) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany 53.5917°N 12.5300°E n/a 63 View data
B997-329PC
(marine site)
B997-329PC Reykjarfjördur, Húnaflói, Iceland 65.9670°N 21.2990°W n/a View data
B997-335PC
(marine site)
B997-335PC Djúpáll, Iceland 66.6870°N 24.1780°W n/a View data
Berufjarðarvatn 1 Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.5511°N 22.1005°W n/a 51.1 View data
Hlöðuvík 3 (HD3) HD3 Hornstrandir, Vestfirðir, Iceland 66.4161°N 22.6476°W n/a 18 View data
Hríshóll 1 1 Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.5396°N 22.0919°W n/a 79.1 View data
Hríshóll 2 1 Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.5427°N 22.0846°W n/a 94.1 View data
Hríshólsvatn 1 Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.5305°N 22.0771°W n/a 41.1 View data
MD99-2269
(marine site)
MD99-2269 Húnaflóadjúp, Iceland 66.6260°N 20.8530°W n/a View data
Mýrar 1 (MY1) MY1 Heggstaðanes, Iceland 65.3042°N 21.0400°W n/a 58 View data
Rekavík bak Látrum (REK1) REK1 Hornstrandir, Vestfirðir, Iceland 66.4083°N 23.0073°W n/a 19 View data
Reykjanes 10 (RK10)
(lake site)
RY10 Reykjanes-Laugardalur, Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.9054°N 22.4297°W n/a 17 View data
Sandavatn 1 (SN1) SN1 Heggstaðanes, Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.3375°N 20.9897°W n/a 51 View data
Sandavatn 2 (SN2) SN2 Heggstaðanes, Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.3377°N 20.9872°W n/a 47 View data
Vatnsfjarðarháls 1 (VAT1) VAT1 Vatnsfjarðarnes, Vestfirðir, Iceland 65.9637°N 22.5196°W n/a 22 View data
Álfhóll 1 (AH1) AH1 Heggstaðanes, Iceland 65.2943°N 20.9304°W n/a 70 View data
Álfhóll 2 (AH2) AH2 Heggstaðanes, Iceland 65.2934°N 20.9330°W n/a 68 View data
Crudale Meadow Core CM Orkney, Scotland 59.0168°N 3.3052°W HY251151 10 View data
Dallican Water
(lake site)
Profile Shetland, Scotland 60.3874°N 1.0966°W HU498674 n/a View data
Loch Ashik LA-y2 Skye, Scotland 57.2415°N 5.8285°W n/a View data
Quoloo Meadow Core QM Orkney, Scotland 59.0671°N 3.3089°W n/a 15 View data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 03:30:08 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.