it's not only Iceland's largest glacier but the largest in Europe. It's said that if Vatnajökull was spread evenly over the entirety of Iceland, it would form a 98-foot-thick layer of ice.

Bárðarbunga volcano in the north of Iceland could be waking up after an earthquake "swarm" was reported this week.

The volcano is mostly covered by a glacier, and its 25-square-mile ... August 2014 through to February 2015 — was the largest outbreak in Iceland for more than 300 years. The eruption began ...

If an eruption were to occur outside the glacier, it would be a lava eruption ... That eruption created Iceland's biggest basalt lava flow in more than 230 years but caused no injuries or damage.

One of Iceland's largest volcanoes is on the brink of erupting ... partly covered by a glacier,' said the IMO in a statement. 'The observed seismicity is consistent with increased pressure ...

Iceland's second largest volcano is "on the brink of eruption," experts ... "Bárðarbunga is unique in that it is an unusually large volcanic system, partly covered by a glacier, and several scenarios ...

If an eruption were to occur outside the glacier, it would be a lava eruption ... That eruption created Iceland's biggest basalt lava flow in more than 230 years but caused no injuries or damage.