Eldgjá

Southern Region · Iceland

Eldgjá, Iceland
Photo: Илья Григорик, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A vast volcanic fissure in the highlands, one of the largest of its kind on Earth, formed in a massive tenth-century eruption. The waterfall Ófærufoss drops into its dramatic chasm.

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