Baugur (crater)

Lava fountains on 13th September 2014 at the fissure's main crater named Baugur.

Baugur is the informal[1] name of one of three volcanic craters which have appeared as of 7 September 2014 - according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office website - in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland as a result of an eruption in August 2014.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Holuhraun lava field now 16 sq. kilometres". RÚV. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-11-20. Those names are quite informal," says Dr. Thordarsson. "We decided to coin those names just to be able to distinquish between the different craters, when we are talking about them and the volcanic activity there.
  2. ↑ http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/nr/3001

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