Holuhraun Iceland Volcano in Iceland september 2014
Another fissure eruption started in Holuhraun at around 05:05 GMT on the morning of 31 August 2014, in the same rift as the eruption which had occurred two days earlier.[13] The eruptive fissure was estimated to be km ( mi) long.[12] By 4 September, the total area of the lava flow was estimated at km2 ( sq mi).[12] Two new eruptive fissures formed south of the main eruption site, on 5 September.[12] The new fissures were substantially smaller than the older fissure.[12] By 7 September, the lava flow had extended 11 km ( mi) to the north, and had reached the main western branch of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river.[12] The eruption showed no visible activity in the southern fissure, on the evening of 7 September.[12] The lava flow is considered to be the largest in recent decades in Iceland and covered 44 km2 (17 sq mi) on 29 September.[14] The volcanic eruption in Holuhraun continued with similar intensity as the previous few weeks. The lava field covered 63 km2 (24 sq mi) in late October. On 11 November it was reported that the lava field extended to 70 km2 (27 sq mi) and more than 1 km3 ( cu mi) in volume - the largest in Iceland since the Laki eruption of 1783. Text from Wikipedia
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