All of the sites where the Veiðivötn 1717 Tephra has been described

Tephrabase has found the Veiðivötn 1717 Tephra at 29 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Engidalur 1 ENG1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4756°N 17.2881°W n/a 370 no data
Engidalur 2 ENG2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4942°N 17.2844°W n/a 397 no data
Helluvaðstjörn
(lake site)		 Profile 1 Mývatnsveit, Iceland 65.5724°N 17.1812°W n/a 310 View data
Hrísheimar 10 H10 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5174°N 17.1157°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 11 H11 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5166°N 17.1166°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 12 H12 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5115°N 17.1088°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 13 H13 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5123°N 17.1091°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 15 H15 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5183°N 17.1028°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 17 H17 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5173°N 17.1078°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar HX/14 HX/H14 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5097°N 17.1091°W n/a 320 no data
Krákábotnar Krákábotnar Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.3238°N 17.0941°W n/a 410 no data
Landsmelar 1 LDM1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.3986°N 17.3047°W 332 no data
Landsmelar 2 LDM2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4019°N 17.3025°W 357 no data
Oddastaðir 02 1 OD02 1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4767°N 17.0787°W n/a 370 no data
Oddastaðir 02 2 OD02 2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4811°N 17.0753°W n/a 370 no data
Oddastaðir 1 ODS1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4764°N 17.0723°W n/a 370 no data
Oddastaðir 2 ODS2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4756°N 17.0718°W n/a 370 no data
Sandfell 2 SF2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5356°N 17.2206°W n/a 431 no data
Sellandagróf 1 Selland1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4359°N 17.0624°W n/a 410 no data
Stóri Melás Stóri Melás Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5671°N 17.1090°W n/a 290 no data
Suðurá 1 Sud1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.3211°N 17.2300°W n/a 410 no data
Suðurá 2 Sud2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.3206°N 17.2231°W n/a 410 no data
Suðurá 3 Sud3 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.3164°N 17.1786°W n/a 410 no data
Svartivatn Road 2 SVR2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4233°N 17.2918°W 350 no data
West Side Story 1 WSS1-B Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5114°N 17.0733°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 2 WSS2-A Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5103°N 17.0720°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 3 WSS3-E Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5089°N 17.0715°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 4 WSS4-A Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5085°N 17.0714°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 5 WSS5-B Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5080°N 17.0721°W n/a 310 no data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 03:58:17 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.