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north east - Attractions - Mountains

Herðubreið A table mountain with a crater at its top

Herðubreið, (1,682 m) a table mountain with a crater at its top, rising 1,000 to 1,100 m above the surrounding highlands. One of the most majestic mountains in Iceland, with a nearly round base having a circumference of ...
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Vindbelgjarfjall

Vindbelgjarfjall, (529 m) it takes about 1 hours to walk from Vagnsstaðir to the top. Great view.
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Hverfjall A roundish crater

Hverfjall, (312 m) a roundish crater about 140 m deep and 1,300 m diameter. Said to be one of the largest such craters in the world.
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Krafla a mountain with geothermal heat

By road no. 863, East of Mývatn
Krafla, (818 m) a tuff mountain north of Námafjall. Considerable geothermal heat on the west side of Krafla with fumaroles and mud-springs (solfataras). At the northwest side is Víti, (“Hell”) an explosion crater, 300 m ...
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Námafjall Mountain with geothermal heat

By road no. 1 east of Mývatn
Námafjall, the mountain south of Námaskarð, with geothermal heat all over the east side of the mountain, which looks light yellow from a distance. Sulphur was mined there for centuries from the Hlíðarnámur mines and expo...
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