Mýrdalsjökull
CountryIceland
Area595 km2
TypeIce cap
About Mýrdalsjökull
Covers the active Katla volcano which erupts roughly every 50-80 years. Overdue for an eruption. When Katla erupts, it causes massive glacial floods. The last major eruption was 1918.
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