Eyjafjallajokull is one of the Iceland's smaller ice caps located in the far south of the island. It's situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of the larger ice cap Mýrdalsjokull.The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were volcanic events at Eyjafjöll in Iceland which, although relatively small for volcanic eruptions, caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days in April 2010. Additional localised disruption continued into May 2010. The eruption was declared officially over in October 2010, when snow on the glacier did not melt. 14-20 April ash covered large areas of northern Europe when volcano erupted. About 20 countries closed their airspace (a condition known as ATC Zero) and it affected hundreds of thousands of travellers. The European flights avoided about 344,109 tonnes of CO2 emissions per day, while the volcano emitted about 150 000 tonnes of CO2 per day.

Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano, ash cloud from which paralysed much of Europe's air traffic for over a onth. Iceland,Europe's youngest country, sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge fault line between two great shifting tectonic plates and the primal landscape of glacial valleys, snowy volcanoes and bubbling geysers is still being shaped by these explosive forces deep below the surface.The volcano under the icecap at Eyjafjallajokull had minor activity in March but a major eruption on April 14, 2010 impaired air traffic. Also known as Eyjafjöll, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano is located in southern Iceland. Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has caused air traveling a traumatic experience for European travelers. It has erupted second time and the spewing of volcanic ash has made airport authorities shut down a number of airports all over Europe. Photos Courtesy Reuters.