E-15

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which hemisphere is iceland located in?
North
what ocean surrounds iceland?
atlantic
what country is NW to Iceland?
england
what is E-15?
it is the name of a glacier which sits on top of a volcano
how big was the volcanic crator?
2.5km wide
when did the volcano begin to errupt?
19th march 2010
when was the main large erruption?
15th April
lupwells of magma are caused due to what?
convection currents
what was caused due to the erruption? 
large ash plume
how high did the ash spread when it errupted?
11,000m
how did the ash travel so quickly?
jet stream
did it effect of there countries surrounding iceland?
yes largely
how much did kenya loose due to this?
$3.5 mil
what happened due to this event?
flights were cancelled
refugees were stranded
airlines lost $2bil
how many farms were destroyed?
20
what was good about the volcano errupting?
good harvest
rich soil
tourism increased
what was there which helped people escape?
IMO which was a 30 minuite warning for evacuation.