Tephrabase has found the Landnám Tephra at 13 sites.
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| Site Name | Profile | Area/Country | Latitude | Longitude | Grid Ref | Alt (m) | Geochemistry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiði | Eidi Bog | Eysturoy, Faroe Islands | 62.3000°N | 7.0833°W | 5 | View data | |
| Hovsdalur | n/a | Suduroy, Faroe Islands | 61.5000°N | 6.7830°W | n/a | 185 | View data |
| Tjørnuvík | Core 1 | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.2890°N | 7.1450°W | n/a | 5 | View data |
| Afangagil | Pit 1 | North of Hekla, Rangarvallasysla, Iceland | 64.0990°N | 19.5920°W | n/a | 350 | View data |
| Audkula | Upper Profile | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5000°N | 20.0400°W | n/a | 200 | View data |
| Ketilsstaðir | KET1 | Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland | 63.4336°N | 19.1663°W | 90 | View data | |
| Langimyri | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5050°N | 19.9500°W | n/a | 128 | View data |
| Litlidalur | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.4900°N | 19.9600°W | n/a | 150 | 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 |
| Svinadalur | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5000°N | 20.0700°W | n/a | 130 | View data |
| Tungunesmuli | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5110°N | 19.9560°W | n/a | 140 | View data |
| Borge | monolith | Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway | 68.2470°N | 13.7420°E | 18 | View data |
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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:15:43 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.