All of the sites where the Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra has been described

Tephrabase has found the Eyjafjallajökull 1821 Tephra at 36 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
D1P1 D1P1 Eyjafjallajökull, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.5625°N 19.6472°W n/a 137 no data
D1P2 D1P2 Eyjafjallajökull, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.5630°N 19.6450°W n/a 140 no data
D1P3 D1P3 Eyjafjallajökull, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.5633°N 19.6483°W n/a 154 no data
D1P4 D1P4 Eyjafjallajökull, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.5630°N 19.6486°W n/a 150 no data
D1P5 D1P5 Eyjafjallajökull, Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.5627°N 19.6486°W n/a 146 no data
D4P1 D4P1 Kattarness, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland 63.5302°N 19.2863°W n/a 110 no data
D4P2 D4P2 Kattarness, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland 63.5297°N 19.2869°W n/a 112 no data
Gigjokull Pit 1 Rangarvallasysla, Iceland 63.6798°N 19.6145°W n/a 230 View data
Gígjökull 903F Gjk 903F Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6779°N 19.6600°W n/a 180 no data
Gígjökull 903G Gjk 903G Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6787°N 19.6135°W n/a 240 no data
Gígjökull 903H Gjk 903H Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6780°N 19.6137°W n/a 240 no data
Gígjökull 903I Gjk 903I Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6780°N 19.6135°W n/a 240 no data
Gígjökull 903J Gjk 903J Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6782°N 19.5969°W n/a 200 no data
Gígjökull MD27 Gjk MD27 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6810°N 19.6138°W n/a 200 no data
Gígjökull MD39 Gjk MD39 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6782°N 19.6142°W n/a 250 no data
Hamragarđaheiđi 56 Hmrh 56 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6236°N 19.8875°W n/a 440 no data
Hamragarđaheiđi M Hmrh M1 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6192°N 19.9225°W n/a 420 no data
Langanes 2 / 902C Lang2/902C Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6799°N 19.7294°W n/a 140 no data
Langanes 6 / 902F Lang6/902F Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6799°N 19.7355°W n/a 140 no data
Seljaland LS Sjl LS Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6137°N 19.9790°W n/a 140 no data
Seljaland1 Sjl1 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6141°N 19.9889°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland10 Sjl10 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6130°N 19.9837°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland11 Sjl11 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6128°N 19.9870°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland12 Sjl12 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6131°N 19.9831°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland13 Sjl13 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6123°N 19.9830°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland2 Sjl2 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6139°N 19.9885°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland3 Sjl3 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6138°N 19.9882°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland5 Sjl5 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6132°N 19.9846°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland6 Sjl6 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6131°N 19.9844°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland7 Sjl7 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6130°N 19.9843°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland8 Sjl8B Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6130°N 19.9842°W n/a 100 no data
Seljaland9 Sjl9 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6130°N 19.9839°W n/a 100 no data
Sol41 Sol41 Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland 63.5691°N 19.5995°W n/a 170 no data
Sol43 Sol43 Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland 63.5490°N 19.6389°W n/a 180 no data
Upper Seljalandsá 48 UpSjl 48 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6267°N 19.8099°W n/a 690 no data
Upper Seljalandsá 49 UpSjl 49 Rangárţing eystra, Iceland 63.6274°N 19.8040°W n/a 700 no data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 03:51:42 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.