Tephrabase has found the Hekla 3 Tephra at 14 sites.
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| Site Name | Profile | Area/Country | Latitude | Longitude | Grid Ref | Alt (m) | Geochemistry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brúnavatn (lake site) |
Brúnavatn | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.0695°N | 6.8558°W | 260 | View data | |
| Jardelunder Moor | Jam | Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 54.8200°N | 9.2300°E | n/a | n/a | View data |
| Audkula | Lower Profile | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5000°N | 20.0400°W | n/a | 200 | View data |
| Helluvaðstjörn (lake site) |
Profile 1 | Mývatnsveit, Iceland | 65.5724°N | 17.1812°W | n/a | 310 | View data |
| Orrastaðir | Sv11 (Pit 11) | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5491°N | 20.1593°W | n/a | 130 | View data |
| Slettadalur | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5050°N | 19.9500°W | n/a | 131 | View data |
| Solheimahals | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5320°N | 20.0560°W | n/a | 145 | View data |
| Tungunesmuli | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5110°N | 19.9560°W | n/a | 140 | View data |
| Degerö Stormyr | SV-B | , Sweden | 64.1810°N | 19.5640°E | n/a | 270 | View data |
| Klocka Bog | Profile 2 | Jämtland, Sweden | 63.3083°N | 12.4833°E | 526 | View data | |
| Kortlandamossen | Kortlandamossen 1 | Värmland, Sweden | 59.8460°N | 12.2640°E | n/a | 123 | View data |
| Lake Furskogstjärnet (lake site) |
n/a | Värmland, Sweden | 59.3805°N | 12.0803°E | n/a | 137.3 | View data |
| Mosstakanmossen | Mosstakanmossen | Värmland, Sweden | 59.6250°N | 12.1333°E | n/a | n/a | View data |
| Ulvåmossen | Ulvåmossen | Värmland, Sweden | 60.2056°N | 12.6583°E | n/a | 215 | View data |
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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:16:15 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.