1823 in Iceland

Events in the year 1823 in Iceland.

← 1822 1821 1820 1823 in Iceland → 1824 1825 1826
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
See also:	Other events in 1823 · Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI^[1]
• Governor of Iceland: Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke^[2]

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.^[3]
• Katla under the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap erupted.^[4]

Deaths

• March 12: Stefán Þórarinsson, politician.^[5]
• September 20: Geir Vídalín, first Bishop of Iceland.^[6]