Events in the year 1823 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VI Governor of Iceland: Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke
Events
A group of men hike Eyjafjallajökull to inspect craters. They discovered a fissure vent near the summit caldera a bit to the west of Guðnasteinn. Katla under the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap erupted.
Deaths
March 12: Stefán Þórarinsson, politician. September 20: Geir Vídalín, first Bishop of Iceland.
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