a volcanus spewed lava and smoke over Southwestern Iceland for a second day on Friday the geological systems the rukan peninsula were dominant for 800 years but that changed in 2021 when the region started to see back to back wcon eruptions the region is home to 30,000 people and since December 2023 has seen six volcano eruptions according to geological experts the eruptions will occur for several centuries as for the lava pouring out from the recent W Corner eruption in the Peninsula the incredible scenes are nothing sort of horrifying