EyjafjallajökullArticle Free Pass Eyjafjallajökull, English
Eyjafjalla Glacier, glacier, southern Iceland. The former
western extension of Mýrdalsjökull (Mýrdals Glacier), from which
it is now separated by the small ice-free Fimmvörduháls Pass,
Eyjafjallajökull covers an area of about 40 square miles (100
square km). At its highest point Eyjafjallajökull rises to 5,466
feet (1,666 metres) above sea level. On March 20, 2010,
Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted for the first time since 1821.
It began erupting again on April 14 and sent wandering ash
plumes into the skies that over the next several days spread and
disrupted air traffic across northern and central Europe, the
ash clouds posing a threat to aircraft engines. Locally,
significant flooding was caused by the flows of glacial
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