All of the sites where the Askja 1875 Tephra has been described

Tephrabase has found the Askja 1875 Tephra at 15 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Tiefer See
(lake site)
TSK (composite profile) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany 53.5917°N 12.5300°E n/a 63 View data
Snidanes Pit 1 East of Askja, Nordur-Mulasysla, Iceland 65.0800°N 16.0300°W n/a 680 View data
Borge monolith Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway 68.2470°N 13.7420°E 18 View data
Lake Czechowskie
(lake site)
JC (composite core) Pojezierze Pomorskie, Poland 53.8700°N 18.2350°E n/a 108 View data
Linje Linje Bydgoszcz, Poland 53.1873°N 18.3096°E n/a 91 no data
Barackmossen Barackmossen Dalarna, Sweden 60.0417°N 14.6667°E n/a 275 View 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 1 Jämtland, Sweden 63.3083°N 12.4833°E 526 no data
Kortlandamossen Kortlandamossen 1 Värmland, Sweden 59.8460°N 12.2640°E n/a 123 View data
Kältorpsmossen Kältorpsmossen , Sweden 59.2948°N 18.1764°E n/a 100 View data
Lake Getvaltjärnen
(lake site)
Getvaltjärnen Jämtland, Sweden 63.2055°N 12.3017°E n/a 1155 View data
Lake Spåime
(lake site)
Spåime Jämtland, Sweden 63.1135°N 12.3205°E n/a 887 View data
Stor Åmyrân Core C northern Sweden, Sweden 63.7330°N 20.0100°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 04:37:45 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.