Álftaver
A wetland farming district east of Mýrdalssandur, protected in part by extensive pseudocrater fields from past Katla glacial floods.
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About Álftaver
A wetland farming district east of Mýrdalssandur, protected in part by extensive pseudocrater fields from past Katla glacial floods.
See how a rural South Iceland community sits within wetlands, black sands and protective pseudocrater fields.
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A viewpoint beside Álftaversvegur provides a useful overview of the district and its relationship with the surrounding volcanic landscape. The nearby pseudocraters are protected natural features, making Álftaver an excellent place to understand how farming communities adapted to a landscape repeatedly affected by volcanic floods.
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Located east of Mýrdalssandur and west of Kúðafljót.
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