ICELAND

ICELAND / ÍSLAND

Iceland's glaciers.
Öræfajökull Glacier.
Third stamp in a set of 3, issued on 05.08.1957.
Face value: 10 Icelandic króna.
Design: S. Jonnson.
Printed by De la Rue.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 319.
- Michel No. 318.
- Scott No. 304.
- StampWorld No. 319.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 348.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 276.

Öræfajökull ('Öræfi glacier' or 'wasteland glacier') is an ice-covered volcano in southeastern Iceland. It is the largest active volcano on the island, and Hvannadalshnúkur, on the edge of the crater, is Iceland's highest peak at 2,110 m (6,920 ft); It is located within the Vatnajökull National Park, covered by part of the glacier. In 1362, Knappafellsjökull (the name by which the volcano was then known) explosively erupted, expelling 10 cubic kilometers of tephra. Another smaller eruption took place in 1728, and between 2017 and 2018 an increase in seismic activity was observed in the area.