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Magic of Mývatn
Magic of Mývatn and the surrounding area is a magnificent and unique natural wonder. In addition to the lake itself you will find wild life, including various duck species, 22 species at most, along with phenomena such as pseudo-craters, the largest explosion crater in Europe and lava fields the like of which you would expect on Mars. Many wonders of nature can be found in the Mývatn area, for example Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall, and Jökulsárgljúfur national park within which you will find Ásbyrgi and Hljóðaklettar, Herðubreið mountain, which is considered the queen of all Icelandic mountains and Askja mountain, which has Askja lake and Víti crater.
In Mývatnssveit, you will find Höfði, where one-of-a-kind lava clusters rise out of the lake as well as Dimmuborgir, where the interaction between the magnificent lava formations plays with the imagination. Dimmuborgir sports a lava formation that can be walked into and looks like a church dome. Grjótagjá chasm is yet another wonder; it has an underground flow of hot water and can be explored on foot.
Grjótagjá chasm was once the most popular bathing site in Mývatnssveit, but today it is too hot to bathe in. Hverir are natural clay springs with boiling clay. They are quite a remarkable sight. The volcanic area Leirhnjúkur, which last erupted in 1984, is a breathtaking area where you can explore the lava fields and see how new life emerges in the fresh lava. More of nature’s spectacles can be found in the area, and it would be possible to stay there for weeks and still have new things to explore each day.
Magic of Mývatn
Magic of Mývatn and the surrounding area is a magnificent and unique natural wonder. In addition to the lake itself you will find wild life, including various duck species, 22 species at most, along with phenomena such as pseudo-craters, the largest explosion crater in Europe and lava fields the like of which you would expect on Mars. Many wonders of nature can be found in the Mývatn area, for example Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall, and Jökulsárgljúfur national park within which you will find Ásbyrgi and Hljóðaklettar, Herðubreið mountain, which is considered the queen of all Icelandic mountains and Askja mountain, which has Askja lake and Víti crater.
In Mývatnssveit, you will find Höfði, where one-of-a-kind lava clusters rise out of the lake as well as Dimmuborgir, where the interaction between the magnificent lava formations plays with the imagination. Dimmuborgir sports a lava formation that can be walked into and looks like a church dome. Grjótagjá chasm is yet another wonder; it has an underground flow of hot water and can be explored on foot.
Grjótagjá chasm was once the most popular bathing site in Mývatnssveit, but today it is too hot to bathe in. Hverir are natural clay springs with boiling clay. They are quite a remarkable sight. The volcanic area Leirhnjúkur, which last erupted in 1984, is a breathtaking area where you can explore the lava fields and see how new life emerges in the fresh lava. More of nature’s spectacles can be found in the area, and it would be possible to stay there for weeks and still have new things to explore each day.