Askja
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Askja is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise
Askja caldera in 1984
Víti geothermal lake at Askja
Askja and Víti (in the foreground)
Drekagil canyon
Öskjuvatn
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Öskjuvatn is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km2. With a depth of 217 m, it is the second-deepest lake in Iceland after Jökulsárlón.
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…volcano." On 9 November 2022 deformation data showed continuing magma accumulation at depth, with accumulated uplift of 40 cm (16 in) since August 2021. Öskjuvatn is a large lake that fills much of the smaller caldera resulting from the 1875 eruption. Its surface lies about 50 m (160 ft) below the level of the…
The ice on Öskjuvatn melting in early 2023
Knebel Rudloff monument on the Öskjuvatn shore