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Leirhnjukur

Geothermal walking area in the Krafla region with steaming ground and young lava from the Krafla fires.

About Leirhnjukur

Geothermal walking area in the Krafla region with steaming ground and young lava from the Krafla fires.

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Lava field on Snaefellsnes tied to saga stories and scenic rural drives.

Vast moss-covered lava field from the Laki eruption, visible along the Ring Road east of Kirkjubaejarklaustur.

Young lava field north of Vatnajokull from the 2014-2015 eruption, remote and dependent on Highland access.