Iceland Day 11

Krafla is a caldera in the Mývatn region. Between 1975 and 1984 there was a volcanic episode within the Krafla volcano. It involved nine volcanic eruptions and fifteen uplift and subsidence events. The Krafla area has been the source of a geothermal energy station since 1977.

The explanatory signposts:

The crater Víti has a green lake inside of it.

Leirhnjúkur

From fire to water, Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe.

Hafragilsfoss, downstream from Dettifoss

Ásbyrgi canyon is a horseshoe-shaped depression that  measures approximately 3.5 km in length and 1.1 km across. For more than half of its length, the canyon is divided through the middle by a distinctive rock formation 25 meters high called Eyjan (“the Island”). The canyon’s steep sides are formed by cliffs up to 100 meters in height. For readers of David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks, Ásbyrgi is where Hugo Lamb appears suddenly in front of Crispin Hershey.