1823 in Iceland

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.