Bárdarbunga and Holuhraun - Photogallery

The Bárdarbunga caldera volcano in central Iceland collapsed from August 2014 to February 2015 during the largest eruption in Europe since 1784. An ice-filled subsidence bowl 8 by 11 kilometers (km) wide and up to 65 meters (m) deep developed, while magma drained laterally for 45 km along a subterranean path and erupted as a major lava flow northeast of the volcano.

Below are some photos taken during the Bárdarbunga event, click to enlarge the photos.

Bárdarbunga, view from the north a few days after onset of collapse - no visible changes seen at this time - Tobias Dürig
Bárdarbunga, view from the southwest a few days after onset of collapse - no visible changes seen at this time - Tobias Dürig
New lava advancing on first day of major eruption, 31 August 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen
New lava advancing on first day of major eruption, 31 August 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen
The eruption in Holuhraun on its fourth day - 3 September 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir
Eruption column rising to about 5 km, water vapour dominant in convecting column but sulphur-rich clouds in foreground - Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Eruption column rising to about 5 km, water vapour dominant in convecting column but sulphur-rich clouds in foreground - Magnús T. Gudmundsson
A GPS station was set up on the ice in the center of the subsiding caldera to monitor the collapse with the help of a Coast Guard helicopter on 11 September 2014 - Björn Oddsson
The eruption in Holuhraun with its sulphur rich eruption column on 12 September - Stéphanie Dumont
Fire fountaining at the craters in Holuhraun on the 13th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont
Fire fountaining at the craters in Holuhraun on the 13th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont
Observation team at the eruption site in Holuhraun on the 14th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont
The 18 km long lava flow on the 14the day of eruption, having diverted the large glacial river to the east - Tobias Dürig
A temporary GPS station a few kilometers northwest of the Holuhraun eruption site - Stéphanie Dumont
Eruption column had virually no tephra, it was almost exclusively made of gas (mostly H2O and SO2) - Stéphanie Dumont
Eruption column in the evening of 19 September 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen
Eruption column and lava flow from the air on 22 September 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir
Bárdarbunga from southwest, eruption column rising through cloud in upper left corner - Tobias Dürig
Bárdarbunga in foreground, looking towards northeast, with eruption column rising through cloud in the distance on 24 October 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir
View from northwest over Bárdarbunga on 24 October 2014. The arch-shape lineation inside the northern rim marks the main subsidence area. Ice cauldrons on rim mark increased geothermal activity under the glacier - Thórdís Högnadóttir
Maintenance of the BARC GPS station in the center of the subsiding caldera was done on snowmobiles on 11 November 2014 - Benedikt G. Ófeigsson
Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow - Tobias Dürig
Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow - Tobias Dürig
Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow. Gas rising from the lava lake - Tobias Dürig
Holuhraun lava and eruption site on 8 December 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen
The lava lake in Holuhraun on 10 January 2015, gradual cooling has occurred since early December - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen
Bárdarbunga seen from the north - the main subsidence bowl within the caldera can be clearly seen at this low sun angle - Magnús T. Gudmundsson
The BARC GPS station in the center of Bárdarbunga retrieved in late October 2015. One of the geothermal ice cauldrons formed in the southeast corner of the caldera in the distance - Magnús T. Gudmundsson

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Bárdarbunga and Holuhraun - Photogallery

Bárdarbunga, view from the north a few days after onset of collapse - no visible changes seen at this time - Tobias Dürig

Bárdarbunga, view from the southwest a few days after onset of collapse - no visible changes seen at this time - Tobias Dürig

New lava advancing on first day of major eruption, 31 August 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen

New lava advancing on first day of major eruption, 31 August 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen

The eruption in Holuhraun on its fourth day - 3 September 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir

Eruption column rising to about 5 km, water vapour dominant in convecting column but sulphur-rich clouds in foreground - Magnús T. Gudmundsson

Eruption column rising to about 5 km, water vapour dominant in convecting column but sulphur-rich clouds in foreground - Magnús T. Gudmundsson

A GPS station was set up on the ice in the center of the subsiding caldera to monitor the collapse with the help of a Coast Guard helicopter on 11 September 2014 - Björn Oddsson

The eruption in Holuhraun with its sulphur rich eruption column on 12 September - Stéphanie Dumont

Fire fountaining at the craters in Holuhraun on the 13th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont

Fire fountaining at the craters in Holuhraun on the 13th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont

Observation team at the eruption site in Holuhraun on the 14th day of the eruption - Stéphanie Dumont

The 18 km long lava flow on the 14the day of eruption, having diverted the large glacial river to the east - Tobias Dürig

A temporary GPS station a few kilometers northwest of the Holuhraun eruption site - Stéphanie Dumont

Eruption column had virually no tephra, it was almost exclusively made of gas (mostly H2O and SO2) - Stéphanie Dumont

Eruption column in the evening of 19 September 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen

Eruption column and lava flow from the air on 22 September 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir

Bárdarbunga from southwest, eruption column rising through cloud in upper left corner - Tobias Dürig

Bárdarbunga in foreground, looking towards northeast, with eruption column rising through cloud in the distance on 24 October 2014 - Thórdís Högnadóttir

View from northwest over Bárdarbunga on 24 October 2014. The arch-shape lineation inside the northern rim marks the main subsidence area. Ice cauldrons on rim mark increased geothermal activity under the glacier - Thórdís Högnadóttir

Maintenance of the BARC GPS station in the center of the subsiding caldera was done on snowmobiles on 11 November 2014 - Benedikt G. Ófeigsson

Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow - Tobias Dürig

Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow - Tobias Dürig

Lava lake in crater with a river of lava flowing along the surface of the lava flow. Gas rising from the lava lake - Tobias Dürig

Holuhraun lava and eruption site on 8 December 2014 - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen

The lava lake in Holuhraun on 10 January 2015, gradual cooling has occurred since early December - Gro Birkefeldt Möller Pedersen

Bárdarbunga seen from the north - the main subsidence bowl within the caldera can be clearly seen at this low sun angle - Magnús T. Gudmundsson

The BARC GPS station in the center of Bárdarbunga retrieved in late October 2015. One of the geothermal ice cauldrons formed in the southeast corner of the caldera in the distance - Magnús T. Gudmundsson