Álftaversgígar
Protected pseudocrater fields formed when Eldgjá lava flowed over wetlands around 934–940 CE.
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About Álftaversgígar
Protected pseudocrater fields formed when Eldgjá lava flowed over wetlands around 934–940 CE.
One of South Iceland's best protected pseudocrater landscapes, formed during the great Eldgjá eruption.
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The protected pseudocraters are not only geologically striking; their raised terrain has also helped shield the Álftaver settlement from some glacial outburst floods associated with Katla. The natural monument therefore tells a combined story of eruption, wetland geology and human settlement.
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Álftaversgígar formed when hot lava met waterlogged ground, creating steam explosions rather than erupting from individual vents.
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