Mývatn
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Mývatn is a shallow lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, near Krafla volcano. It has a high amount of biological activity. The lake and the surrounding wetlands provid
Mývatn, near Höfði Nature Park
Shore of Mývatn.
The plateau surrounding Mývatn. In the distance are Gæsafjöll (882m, left), Krafla (818m, centre-left, behind the dark Vindbelgur (529m)), Hverfjall (caldera at centre), Búrfell (953m, centre-right), and Bláfjall (1222m, right).
Panorama of Mývatn from the town of Skútustaðir, November 2007
Dimmuborgir
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Dimmuborgir is a large area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Mývatn in Iceland. The Dimmuborgir area is composed of various volcanic caves and rock formations, reminiscent of an ancient collaps
Mývatn
…temporary lava lakes. The lava eventually drained from the lakes, leaving behind a forest of rock pillars. The biggest of these formations is named Dimmuborgir. At another place, Höfði , the pillars stand in the lake water. The lava created by the Þrengslaborgir eruption is known as the Younger Laxá Lava. The…
Dimmuborgir, the "Dark Castles"
Kirkjan ("the Church"), lava tube structure at Dimmuborgir