Öskjuvatn

Northeastern Region · Iceland

Öskjuvatn, Iceland
Photo: Michael Ryan, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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summer
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A deep crater lake within the Askja caldera in Iceland's remote highlands, formed by a violent eruption. Ice often lingers on its cold water into summer beside the warm Víti crater pool.

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