Iceland Travel Journal 冰島旅行日記 7 - 2019.10.15 Eyjafjallajökull 埃亞菲亞德拉冰蓋

Day 2's Notes 第二天的雜記

Eyjafjallajökull is a volcano completely covered by an ice cap, and it is one of the smaller ice caps in Iceland. It achieved global fame following its 2010 eruption.

After lying dormant for 180 years, Eyjafjallajökull began spewing molten lava on March 20, 2010. The volcano erupted again in April and May of that year, this time producing a massive ash plume that led to the unprecedented disruption of air traffic across Europe for several days. This event stranded thousands of travelers worldwide and brought the Icelandic volcano into the international spotlight. By August 2010, Eyjafjallajökull had returned to a dormant state.

Today, the volcano and its surrounding area have become a popular tourist spot. Visitors can also explore the museum in Hvolsvöllur, where exhibitions detail the eruption and illustrate how the nearby Þorvaldseyri farm was resiliently rebuilt following the destruction caused by the 2010 event.

As I stood gazing at the tranquil ice cap behind the farm, it was difficult to reconcile that serene sight with the international chaos this volcano had unleashed.

Having already noted Iceland’s extraordinary winds in my last post, the very moment I stepped out of the car, I was struck by their immense power once again.

埃亞菲亞德拉冰蓋火山，也被譯做艾雅法拉冰川，是一座完全被冰蓋覆蓋的火山，也是冰島較小的冰蓋之一。它在 2010 年噴發後聞名全球。

在沉睡了 180 年後，埃亞菲亞德拉冰蓋火山於 2010 年 3 月 20 日開始噴發熔岩。同年四月和五月，這座火山再次噴發，這次噴出的火山灰柱規模龐大，導致歐洲航空交通史無前例地中斷數天。這次事件使全球數千名旅客滯留，也使冰島火山成為國際社會關注的焦點。到 2010 年 8 月，埃亞菲亞德拉冰蓋火山總算沉睡了，已恢復到休眠狀態。

如今，這座火山及其周邊地區已成為熱門旅遊景點。遊客還可以參觀霍爾斯沃德呂爾 (Hvolsvöllur) 的博物館，那裡的展覽詳細介紹了火山爆發，並展示了附近的索爾瓦德謝里 (Þorvaldseyri) 農場在 2010 年火山爆發造成的破壞後是如何重建與新生。

當我遠眺農場後面寧靜的冰蓋時，實在難以想像這是造成雞飛狗跳的火山。

我在上ㄧ篇提到冰島的強風很驚人，這次下車又再次見識到強風的威力。

Photo Date: 2019.10.15