Tephrabase has found the Hekla 3 Tephra at 44 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 |
| 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 16 | H16 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.5174°N | 17.1084°W | n/a | 320 | no data |
| Hrísheimar 17 | H17 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.5173°N | 17.1078°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 |
| Orrastaðir | Sv11 (Pit 11) | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5491°N | 20.1593°W | n/a | 130 | View data |
| Sandfell 1 | SF1 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.5306°N | 17.2214°W | n/a | 407 | no data |
| Sandfell 2 | SF2 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.5356°N | 17.2206°W | n/a | 431 | no data |
| Sellandagróf 2 | Selland2a | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.4331°N | 17.0767°W | n/a | 400 | no 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 |
| 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 |
| Svartivatn Road 2 | SVR2 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.4233°N | 17.2918°W | 350 | no data | |
| Sveigakot Geotrench | SGeo1 | Mývatnssveit, Iceland | 65.5159°N | 17.0298°W | n/a | 290 | no data |
| Tungunesmuli | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5110°N | 19.9560°W | n/a | 140 | View data |
| West Side Story 1 | WSS1-A | 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-D | 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 |
| Claraghmore | Claraghmore | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.6311°N | 7.4587°W | n/a | 80 | no data |
| Degerö Stormyr | SV-B | , Sweden | 64.1810°N | 19.5640°E | n/a | 270 | View data |
| Fågelmossen | FGM-1 | Värmland, Sweden | 59.5330°N | 12.1670°E | n/a | no 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 04:22:11 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.